Title:

Italian cradle of chance calculus

Group publication title:

Śląski Przegląd Statystyczny = Silesian Statistical Review

Title in english:

Silesian Statistical Reviev

Creator:

Ostasiewicz, Walenty

Subject and Keywords:

history of probability theory ; problem of points ; problem of dice ; historia rachunku prawdopodobieństwa ; problem podziału ; problem kości do gry

Description:

Śląski Przegląd Statystyczny = Silesian Statistical Review, 2012, Nr 10 (16), s. 121-129

Abstrakt:

Traditionally, the history of probability theory is dated for the year 1654, when a gambler de Méré proposed to Pascal two problems to solve. The problems were solved independently by B. Pascal and P. Fermat. One rather ignores that similar problems had been discussed and solved two hundred years earlier by Italian mathematicians. The article presents a sketch of the history of pre-Pascalian period of development of the doctrine of chances

Publisher:

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu

Place of publication:

Wrocław

Date:

2012

Resource Type:

artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Language:

eng

Relation:

Śląski Przegląd Statystyczny = Silesian Statistical Review, 2012, Nr 10 (16)

Rights:

Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone (Copyright)

Access Rights:

Dla wszystkich w zakresie dozwolonego użytku

Location:

Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu