The Book on Games of Chance: the 16th Century Treatise on Probability
the 16th-century treatise on probability
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- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2016
Summary
The Book on Games of Chance: A 16th Century Treatise on Probability
Mathematics was only one area of interest for Gerolamo Cardano - the sixteenth-century astrologer, philosopher, and physician was also a prolific author and inveterate gambler. Gambling led Cardano to the study of probability, and he was the first writer to recognise that random events are governed by mathematical laws. Published posthumously in 1663, Cardano’s Liber de ludo aleae (Book on Games of Chance) is ofte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486797939 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0486797937 |
| Series: | Dover Recreational Math |
| Author: | Gerolamo Cardano |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2016 |
| Weight: | 102g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 153mm x 3mm |
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Gerolamo Cardano
Gerolamo Cardano (1521-76) was an Italian astrologer, philosopher, physician, scholar, and prolific author. He was also an inveterate gambler.
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