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      The Book on Games of Chance: the 16th Century Treatise on Probability

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      Gambling led Cardano to the study of probability, and he formulated some basic ideas more than a century before the better-known correspondence of Pascal and Fermat. This volume was published posthumously in 1663.
      Gambling led Cardano to the study of probability, and he for...

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      Product ID:9780486797939
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:US
      Series:Dover Recreational Math
      Title:The Book on Games of Chance: the 16th Century Treatise on Probability
      Authors:Author: Gerolamo Cardano
      Page Count:64
      Subjects:History of mathematics, History of mathematics, Gambling: theories and methods, Gambling: theories & methods, c 1500 to c 1600
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      Gambling led Cardano to the study of probability, and he formulated some basic ideas more than a century before the better-known correspondence of Pascal and Fermat. This volume was published posthumously in 1663.
      Gambling led Cardano to the study of probability, and he formulated of some of the field''s basic ideas more than a century before the better-known correspondence of Pascal and Fermat. Published posthumously in 1663, this volume had no direct influence on other early thinkers about probability but remains an important antecedent to later expressions of the science''s tenets.
      Imprint Name:Dover Publications Inc.
      Publisher Name:Dover Publications Inc.
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2016-01-29

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      Weight102 g
      Dimensions154 × 228 × 6 mm