most citedEnglish Translation of Poisson's "Recherches sur la probabilité des jugements en matière criminelle et en matière civile" / "Researches into the Probabilities of Judgements in Criminal and Civil Cases"

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English Translation of Poisson's "Recherches sur la probabilité des jugements en matière criminelle et en matière civile" / "Researches into the Probabilities of Judgements in Criminal and Civil Cases"

S. -D. Poisson

In spite of its title, the book mostly treats probability theory: the law of large numbers (regarded as a principle); formal definition of a random variable and law of distribution…

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English Translation of Cournot's "Exposition de la théorie des chances et des probabilités" / "Exposition of the Theory of Chances and Probabilities"

A. A. Cournot

In spite of the wide range of his book, Cournot did not know some essential discoveries in natural sciences (William Herschel, Daniel Bernoulli, Humboldt) and his deliberations abo…