The Empire of Chance

How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life (Ideas in Context)

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The Empire of Chance

How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life (Ideas in Context)

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Language
English
Pages
358

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Cover of: The Empire of chance
The Empire of chance: how probability changed science and everday life
1990, Cambridge UniversityPress
in English
Cover of: The Empire of Chance
The Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life (Ideas in Context)
October 26, 1990, Cambridge University Press
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Empire of Chance
The Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life (Ideas in Context)
April 28, 1989, Cambridge University Press
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First Sentence

"In July of 1654 Blaise Pascal wrote to Pierre Fermat about a gambling problem which came to be known as the Problem of Points: Two players are interrupted in the midst of a game of chance, with the score uneven at that point."

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
358
Dimensions
9 x 6 x 1 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7739436M
ISBN 10
052139838X
ISBN 13
9780521398381
Library Thing
241841
Goodreads
786564

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