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Games, Gods & Gambling: A History of Probability and Statistical Ideas

Name: Games, Gods & Gambling: A History of Probability and Statistical Ideas
Brand: Dover Publications
SKU: ByrdShop_0486400239
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paperback – February 6, 1998

by David, F. N.

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ISBN-13: 9780486400235 ISBN-10: 0486400239

Publisher

Dover Publications

Binding

paperback

Published

February 6, 1998

Weight

0.7 lbs

Dimensions

21.60×1.90×14.00 cm

About this book

Games, Gods & Gambling: A History of Probability and Statistical Ideas by David, F. N.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780486400235.

The development of gambling techniques led to the beginning of modern statistics, and this absorbing history illustrates the sciences rise with vignettes from the lives of Galileo, Fermat, Pascal, and others. Fascinating allusions to the classics, archaeology, biography, poetry, and fiction endow this volume with universal appeal. 1962 edition.