The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability Before Pascal

by James Franklin

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801871093
• ISBN13: 9780801871092
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"