Italian cradle of chance calculus

• Authors: Walenty Ostasiewicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

history of probability theory; problem of points; problem of dice

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Śląski Przegląd Statystyczny
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 10(16)
• Pages: 121-129

Dates

published

2012

Contributors

author

Walenty Ostasiewicz

• Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu

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