A Proposal of a Method for Finding the Longitude at Sea Within a Degree Or Twenty Leagues ...
Author : Edmund Halley
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Page : 11 pages
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Author : Edmund Halley
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Page : 11 pages
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Author : Royal society of London
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Page : 1018 pages
File Size : 37,51 MB
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Author : David R. Bellhouse
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 10,2 MB
Release : 2011-10-19
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 156881349X
Extensively researched, this book traces the life and work of Abraham De Moivre as well as the state of probability and statistics in eighteenth-century Britain. It is the first extensive biography of De Moivre and is based on recently discovered material and translations, including some of De Moivre’s letters. The book begins with discussions on De Moivre’s early life in France and his initial work in pure mathematics with some excursions into celestial mechanics. It then describes his fundamental contributions to probability theory and applications, including those in finance and actuarial science. The author explores how De Moivre’s wide network of personal and professional connections often motivated his research. The book also covers De Moivre’s contemporaries and his impact on the field. Written in a clear, approachable style, this biography will appeal to historians and practitioners of the art of probability and statistics in a wide range of applications, including finance and actuarial science.
Author : John Martyn (Londres)
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Page : 536 pages
File Size : 48,95 MB
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Author : Alan H. Cook
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 49,47 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780198500315
Edmond Halley (1656-1742), MA, LLD, FRS, Capt. RN, Savillian Professor of Geometry and Astronomer Royal, stands pre-eminent among Oxford, English, and European scientists. A contemporary of Wren, Pepys, Hooke, Handel, Purcell, and Dryden, he was a schoolboy in London while the Great Fireraged, and was an active participant in the Enlightenment, an age of profound developments in all the arts and sciences. As a younger contemporary of Isaac Newton, he had a crucial part in the Newtonian revolution in the natural sciences. It was Halley who set the question that led Newton to writethe Principia, and who edited, paid for, and reviewed it. In later years he applied the methods of the Principia widely in astronomy and geophysics. Now more widely known for his prediction of the return of "his" comet, Halley discovered the proper motion of stars, made important studies of themoon's motion, and his investigations of the Earth's magnetic field and of tides were unrialled for centuries. His prediction of the transit of Venus led to Cook's voyage to Tahiti. He was far more than an cloistered academic; his exploits as a naval captain led to perilous adventures, and he wasalso a notable servant of the State. Much material about his eventful career has come to light in recent years, making this a timely new account of the life, scientific interests, and continuing influence of this engaging and adventurous scholar. Sir Alan Cook has written a fascinating andilluminating account of Halley's life and science, making this a unique and highly readable biography of one of the key figures of his time.
Author : III (London). Royal Society
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Page : 1026 pages
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Page : 1042 pages
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Author : Paul Henry Maty
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Page : 814 pages
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Author : Royal Society
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Page : 740 pages
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Page : 732 pages
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