History of Probability and Statistics and Their Applications Before 1750

Evoking the life and works of the great natural philosophers who contributed to the development of probability theory and statistics, this bestseller-now available in paperback--also describes the contemporaneous development and interaction of probability theory (and games of chance), statistics (particularly in astronomy and demography), and life insurance mathematics. To read and enjoy this intellectual history, you need know but little statistics or mathematics.Hald, Anders is the author of 'History of Probability and Statistics and Their Applications Before 1750' with ISBN 9780471502302 and ISBN 0471502308.