The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability before Pascal

James Franklin

ISBN 10: 1421418800 / ISBN 13: 9781421418803

Edité par Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015

The Science of Conjecture provides a history of rational methods of dealing with uncertainty and explores the coming to consciousness of the human understanding of risk. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 40. Weight in Grams: 772. . 2015. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur V9781421418803

Synopsis :

How did we make reliable predictions before Pascal and Fermat's discovery of the mathematics of probability in 1654? What methods in law, science, commerce, philosophy, and logic helped us to get at the truth in cases where certainty was not attainable? In The Science of Conjecture, James Franklin examines how judges, witch inquisitors, and juries evaluated evidence; how scientists weighed reasons for and against scientific theories; and how merchants counted shipwrecks to determine insurance rates.

The Science of Conjecture provides a history of rational methods of dealing with uncertainty and explores the coming to consciousness of the human understanding of risk.

À propos de l?auteur: James Franklin is a professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New South Wales.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and ...
Éditeur : Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition : 2015
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New