The Doctrine of Chances: or, A Method of Calculating the Probability of Events in Play.
London: W[illiam]. Pearson for the Author, 1718. 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 is The Doctrine of..... More
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