Author: David R. Bellhouse
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 156881349X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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.
Abraham De Moivre
Author: David R. Bellhouse
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 156881349X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 156881349X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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.
Bulletin
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
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Election Laws of Indiana, Political Calendar and Party Rules
Author: Indiana
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Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
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Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
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John Newton
Author: Jonathan Aitken
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1581348487
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Discusses the life of John Newton.
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1581348487
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Discusses the life of John Newton.
John Newton (Foreword by Philip Yancey)
Author: Jonathan Aitken
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433519585
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
Most Christians know John Newton as a man who once captained a slave ship, was dramatically converted to Christ on the high seas, and later penned one of the greatest hymns of the faith, "Amazing Grace." But he also had a huge impact on his times as an icon of the evangelical movement, as a great preacher and theologian, and as a seminal influence on abolitionist William Wilberforce. Newton's friendship with Wilberforce is portrayed in the major motion picture Amazing Grace. Jonathan Aitken's new biography John Newton explores all these facets of Newton's life and character. It is the first biography to draw on Newton's unpublished diaries and correspondence, providing fresh insight into the life of this complex and memorable Christian. The result is a fascinating, colorful, and historically significant portrait of John Newton, a self-described "great sinner" redeemed by a great Savior through amazing grace.
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433519585
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
Most Christians know John Newton as a man who once captained a slave ship, was dramatically converted to Christ on the high seas, and later penned one of the greatest hymns of the faith, "Amazing Grace." But he also had a huge impact on his times as an icon of the evangelical movement, as a great preacher and theologian, and as a seminal influence on abolitionist William Wilberforce. Newton's friendship with Wilberforce is portrayed in the major motion picture Amazing Grace. Jonathan Aitken's new biography John Newton explores all these facets of Newton's life and character. It is the first biography to draw on Newton's unpublished diaries and correspondence, providing fresh insight into the life of this complex and memorable Christian. The result is a fascinating, colorful, and historically significant portrait of John Newton, a self-described "great sinner" redeemed by a great Savior through amazing grace.
Geology of the Coastal Plain of South Carolina
Author: Charles Wythe Cooke
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1270
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1270
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Index to Publications of the United States Department of Agriculture
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Division of Publications
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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The Heavens on Fire
Author: Mark Littmann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521779791
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Highly readable account of meteors, especially the spectacular Leonid showers, due in mid-November.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521779791
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Highly readable account of meteors, especially the spectacular Leonid showers, due in mid-November.
Catalogue of the Cenozoic Plants of North America through 1950
Author: Robert S. Lamotte
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813710510
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813710510
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Index to Publications of the United States Department of Agriculture 1931-1935
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Division of Publications
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 532
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