The Doctrine Of Chances

London: Printed for the author, 1738 The second edition, substantially expanded from the 1718 first edition, with more than eighty pages of added text and revision. Contemporary calf, rebacked, gilt brown morocco label. . Quarto. Woodcut ornament on title-page, decorative headbands, tail-pieces and initial letters. Covers a bit rubbed. A very good copy. De Moivre's (1667-1754) most important book on… Ler mais sobre este item

Engraved vignette on title and engraved head- & tailpieces. 2 p.l., xiv, 175 pp. Large 4to, cont. mottled calf (expertly rebacked & recornered by Aquarius), spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: W. Pearson for the Author, 1718. First edition and a fine copy of this classic on the theory of probability;… Ler mais sobre este item

London: W. Pearson for the author,, 1718. A founding work in probability theory First edition of the author's masterpiece, an early and important contribution to the calculus of games of chance and probability theory, setting out "a series of algebraic and analytic tools for the theory of probability... which foreshadowed Boolean algebra" (ODNB) and other concepts. His introduction contains… Ler mais sobre este item

London: printed for A. Millar,, 1756. Bound for the Earl of Abergavenny Third and fullest edition of de Moivre's important work on the theory of probability, including his final, improved version of his Annuities upon Lives. In the Doctrine, first published in 1718, de Moivre made an early and important contribution to the calculus of games of chance and… Ler mais sobre este item

London: W[illiam]. Pearson for the Author, 1718. First edition. Hardcover. THE FOUNDING WORK OF THE FIELD OF PROBABILTY AND STATISTICS. First edition of this classic on the theory of probability, the first original work on the subject in English. "De Moivre's book on chances is considered the foundation for the field of probability and statistics" (Tomash). "De Moivre's masterpiece… Ler mais sobre este item

BiblioBazaar, 2015. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback / softback. New. The French mathematician Abraham de Moivre (1667-1754) is remembered for his formula which relates complex numbers and trigonometry. Reissued here is the revised and expanded 1738 second edition of the influential textbook on probability theory that he first published in English in 1718.

Amer Mathematical Society, 2000. Hardcover. New. 3rd edition. 368 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches.

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The French mathematician Abraham de Moivre (1667–1754) is remembered for his formula which relates complex numbers and trigonometry. Reissued here is the revised and expanded 1738 second edition of the influential textbook on probabil

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