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Pierre-Simon Laplace Philosophical Essay on Probabilities

Translated from the fifth French edition of 1825 With Notes by the Translator

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Andrew I. Dale

    1. Department of Mathematical Statistics, University of Natal, Durban, Natal, Republic of South Africa

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  2. Pierre-Simon Laplace
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Part of the book series: Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (SOURCES, volume 13)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Philosophical Essay on Probabilities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. On probability

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 2-6

    3. General principles of the probability calculus

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 6-11

    4. On expectation

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 11-14

    5. On analytical methods in the probability calculus

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 14-33

  3. Applications of the probability calculus

    1. On games of chance

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 33-34

    2. On unknown inequalities that may exist between supposedly equal chances

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 34-36

    3. On laws of probability resulting from the indefinite repetition of events

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 36-43

    4. Application of the probability calculus to natural philosophy

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 43-61

    5. Application of the probability calculus to the moral sciences

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 61-62

    6. On the means of the results of a large number of observations

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 62-65

    7. On the probability of testimony

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 65-74

    8. On elections and decisions of assemblies

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 74-77

    9. On the probability of judicial decisions

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 77-81

    10. On tables of mortality and the mean duration of life, marriages and associations in general

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 81-85

    11. On the benefits of institutions that depend on the probability of events

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 86-91

    12. On illusions in the estimation of probabilities

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 91-112

    13. On various approaches to certainty

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 112-117

    14. Historical note on the probability calculus

      • Andrew I. Dale
      Pages 117-124
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematical Statistics, University of Natal, Durban, Natal, Republic of South Africa

    Andrew I. Dale

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pierre-Simon Laplace Philosophical Essay on Probabilities

  • Book Subtitle: Translated from the fifth French edition of 1825 With Notes by the Translator

  • Authors: Andrew I. Dale, Pierre-Simon Laplace

  • Series Title: Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4184-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-94349-7Published: 13 December 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8689-9Published: 09 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4184-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-6315

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 270

  • Topics: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes

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