Newton and the classical theory of probability
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Publication:2552104
DOI10.1007/BF00357217zbMath0236.01004OpenAlexW2024213294WikidataQ52459215 ScholiaQ52459215MaRDI QIDQ2552104
Publication date: 1971
Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00357217
History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45)
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