J. H. Lambert's work on probability

DOI10.1007/BF00357218zbMath0263.01017MaRDI QIDQ2561204

Oscar B. Sheynin

Publication date: 1971

Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of statistics (62-03) History of probability theory (60-03)

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