The doctrine of chances: or, a method of calculating the probability of events in play / [Abraham de Moivre].

  • Moivre, Abraham de, 1667-1754.
Date:
1756
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Credit: The doctrine of chances: or, a method of calculating the probability of events in play / [Abraham de Moivre]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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