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Facsimile reprint of 3rd edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. xi + 368, illus with tables (no inscriptions).

Etat : Very Good. *FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING until Monday, Aug. 4* 1967 Chelsea 3rd edition, 368 pp., Hardcover, minor internal library markings, faint wear to spine else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

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New imp.of the Second edition, with additional material. xi,368pp. sm.4to. red cloth. sl.spotted.

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 296 pages. 10.00x7.01x0.67 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Very Good. book.

(27,5 x 21,5 cm). (4) XIV (2w) 258 (1) S. Mit Titelvignette und 6 (3 gestochenen) Kopf- bzw. Schlußvignetten. Lederband der Zeit. Gegenüber der ersten Ausgabe von 1718 um über 80 Seiten vermehrt. - "The first textbook for the calculus of probabilities. It constitutes the results of the activities of its author as a private instructor of mathematics. It was based on the concept of probability and its classical measure; it contained in an introductory theoretical part the main rules, extended the mathematical methods for the solution of its problems by analytical tools, and offered from the second edition on an approximation of the binomial by the normal distribution. A second edition (1738) contained his normal approximation to the binomial distribution, which he had found in 1733. De Moivre's greatest mathematical achievement is considered a form of the central limit theorem, which he found in 1733 at the age of 66. He understood his central limit theorem as a generalization and a sharpening of Bernoulli's 'Theorema aureum', which was later named 'the law of large numbers' by S. D. Poisson" (Landmark writings). - "De Moivre's masterpiece is 'The Doctrine of Chances'. A Latin version appeared as 'De mensura sortis' in 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. He was able to dedicate his first book, 'The Doctrine of Chances', to Newton; and the aging Newton would, it is said, turn students away with 'Go to Mr. De Moivre; he knows these things better than I do'" (DSB). - Exlibris. Stempel mit Elephant auf Titel. Vereinzelt gering fleckig. Vorsätze erneuert und Rücken sorgsam restauriert. Insgesamt wohlerhalten. - DSB 9, 452; Landmark writings in western mathematics S. 105; Kress 4395; vgl. Norman 1529 (EA).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition. Blue cloth boards with gold lettering on the spine. 348 pages. Boards are clean and unmarked. Binding is square and a little loose. Pages are clean and unmarked. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1756 version printed in London for A. Millar in the Strand. This is a very nice copy in very good condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Facsimile Edition. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. 368pp. Bound into navy blue cloth, gilt spine lettering. Photographic reprint of the 3rd (final) edition with the addition of a corrected errata and a bibliographical article about the author by Helen M. Walker. Small book label on front free endpaper.

London, 1718. (1987). 4to. Full cloth. (4),XIV,175 pp. (A Xerox-copy made from the master copy of the original book. U.M.I. Out of Print Books on demand).

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. xi, 368p. A near fine copy, no d.j. The third edition says, on the title-page, that it is "Fuller, Clearer, and more Correct than the Former." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall [1967]. 3rd Ed. Reprint of 1766 Edition.

4to, pp.[4], xiv, 175, [1]; copper-engraved ornament to title-page, woodcut and engraved head- and tailpieces; occasional stains and light foxing, otherwise a handsome copy on fine paper in contemporary Cambridge-panelled calf, gilt red morocco lettering-piece to spine; skilfully rebacked and recornered with the original spine relaid, spine worn and covers scuffed; armorial bookplate of Sir Alfred Sherlock Gooch to front pastedown, early ink inscription to front free endpaper (see below), two minor annotations in ink to pp.7 and 36.First edition, a very good copy with likely Virginian provenance, of this classic on the theory of probability and game theory, inscribed in multiple hands aboard the sixty-gun warship HMS Dunkirk, a human moment of indulgence stolen between the drudgery and danger of life aboard a Royal Naval ship. The Doctrine of Chances is dedicated to Sir Isaac Newton, President of the Royal Society, and personal friend of de Moivre. 'The principal contributions to our subject from de Moivre are his investigations respecting the Duration of Play, his Theory of Recurring Series, and his extension of the value of Bernoulli's Theorem by the aid of Stirling's Theorem . it will not be doubted that the Theory of Probability owes more to [de Moivre] than to any other mathematician, with the sole exception of Laplace' (Todhunter, A History of the mathematical Theory of probability from the time of Pascal to that of Laplace (1865), p.193). Our copy records a rare and fleeting moment of levity on deck: the inscription to the front free endpaper, written in multiple hands, reads 'Mr. Mollet & Mr Dobby playing at Backgamon | 29May 1740 under the awning on Board His | Majisties Ship Dunkirk Capt. Bolling | & Mr Stafford first Lieutenant looking on'. Ship's logs show that on 29 May 1740, the HMS Dunkirk was at sea off the Isles of Scilly, and travelled thirty-two miles in stormy weather; an unlikely time to play backgammon on deck. Furthermore, we can find no record of a Captain Bolling or any of the other officers named in British Army or Royal Navy lists for 1740. Could the year 1740 have been written in error instead of 1741, perhaps by force of habit in the early months of the new year (prior to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1752, the year began on 25 March)? Circumstance seems to support this: on 29 May 1741 the conditions were decidedly different: the HMS Dunkirk was moored in fair weather at the mouth of the Magdalena River in Colombia, one of a fleet of British warships patrolling the north coast of South America in the aftermath of Admiral Vernon's disastrous attack on Cartagena earlier that year, which inflicted over ten thousand fatalities on British forces. The Dunkirk's manoeuvres off Cartagena provide a compelling clue to the possible identities of our officers and to the connection between the 1740s owner of this book and the later Gooch family provenance. In autumn 1740, SirWilliam Gooch (16811751), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, led a regiment of some 3500 Virginian militiamen (known as 'Gooch's American Foot') to Jamaica; they would then take part in the failed attack on Cartagena. Gooch was excluded from the British council of war, and his men were disdained by the officers. At the start of 1741, many of Gooch's men were made deckhands on undermanned British ships, fifty-one of them embarking to the Dunkirk on 24 January 1741 as supernumeraries. In March, they sailed as de facto members of the Royal Navy, and 'a majority of the American troops never returned, being kept as conscripted sailors on the ships to which they had been abducted' (Slaughter, Independence: The Tangled American Revolution). Where we find no Captain Bollings in the UK, we find a plethora of them in Virginia, all members of the local militia. The Captain Bolling mentioned in the inscription is likely the Virginian John Bolling Jr (17001757), great-great-grandson of Pocahontas and John Rolfe and later colonel of the W.

First edition of the author's masterpiece, an early and important contribution to the calculus of games of chance and probability theory, setting out "a series of algebraic and analytic tools for the theory of probability. which foreshadowed Boolean algebra" (ODNB) and other concepts. His introduction contains an overview of main concepts such as probability, conditional probability, expectation, dependent and independent events, the multiplication rule, and the binomial distribution. The book is dedicated to Sir Isaac Newton, whose priority in the dispute between Newton and Leibniz over the development of infinitesimal calculus de Moivre had defended. Babson 181; E STC T33065; Honeyman 2240. Quarto (255 x 195 mm). Engraved vignette on title page, engraved and woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. Contemporary calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, orange label, gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, brown speckled edges. Slight rubbing, patch of loss and abrasion to front cover, scattered very light foxing. A very good copy.

Engraved vignette on title and engraved head- & tailpieces. 2 p.l., xiv, 175 pp. Large 4to, cont. mottled calf (expertly rebacked & recornered by Aquarius), spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: W. Pearson for the Author, 1718. First edition and a fine copy of this classic on the theory of probability; it is dedicated to Isaac Newton who was a personal friend of the author. "His work on the theory of probability surpasses anything done by any other mathematician except P.S. Laplace. His principal contributions are his investigations respecting the Duration of Play, his Theory of Recurring Series, and his extension of the value of Daniel Bernoulli's theorem by the aid of Stirling's theorem."Cajori, A History of Mathematics, p. 230. Nice copy. ? Babson 181"He was among the intimate friends of Newton, to whom this book is dedicated. It is the second book devoted entirely to the theory of probability and a classic on the subject." Stigler, The History of Statistics, pp. 70-85. Tomash M 114.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1718 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 209 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 209 Language: English.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1718 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 205 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 205.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1756 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 384 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 384 Language: English.