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Pierre-Simon Laplace Philosophical Essay on Probabilities

Translated from the fifth French edition of 1825 With Notes by the Translator

Part of the book series: Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (SOURCES, volume 13)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Philosophical Essay on Probabilities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. On probability

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 2-6
    3. On expectation

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 11-14

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematical Statistics, University of Natal, Durban, Natal, Republic of South Africa

    Andrew I. Dale

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pierre-Simon Laplace Philosophical Essay on Probabilities

  • Book Subtitle: Translated from the fifth French edition of 1825 With Notes by the Translator

  • Authors: Andrew I. Dale, Pierre-Simon Laplace

  • Series Title: Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4184-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-94349-7Published: 13 December 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8689-9Published: 09 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4184-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-6315

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 270

  • Topics: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes

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