Popular Instructions on the Calculation of Probabilities: To Which Are Appended Notes By Richard Beamish (Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics) - Tapa blanda

Quetelet, Lambert Adolphe Jacques

 
9781108064439: Popular Instructions on the Calculation of Probabilities: To Which Are Appended Notes By Richard Beamish (Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics)
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ISBN 10: 1108064434 ISBN 13: 9781108064439
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Sinopsis

The Belgian polymath Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (1796–1874) was regarded by John Maynard Keynes as a 'parent of modern statistical method'. Applying his training in mathematics to the physical and psychological dimensions of individuals, his Treatise on Man (also reissued in this series) identified the 'average man' in statistical terms. Reissued here is the 1839 English translation of his 1828 work, which appeared at a time when the application of probability was moving away from gaming tables towards more useful areas of life. Quetelet believed that probability had more influence on human affairs than had been accepted, and this work marked his move from a focus on mathematics and the natural sciences to the study of statistics and, eventually, the investigation of social phenomena. Written as a summary of lectures given in Brussels, the work was translated from French by the engineer Richard Beamish (1798–1873).

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Acerca del autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

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Editorial
Cambridge University Press
Año de publicación
2013
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Inglés
ISBN 10 
1108064434
ISBN 13 
9781108064439
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