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Astronomy and probability: Forbes versus Michell on the distribution of the stars

Published:1982-03 Issue:2 Volume:39 Page:145-160
ISSN:0003-3790
Container-title:Annals of Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Annals of Science

Author:

Gower Barry¹

Affiliation:

1. a Department of Philosophy , University of Durham , Durham, DH1 3HN, England

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Subject

History and Philosophy of Science

Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00033798200200161

Reference47 articles.

1. XXVII. An inquiry into the probable parallax, and magnitude of the fixed stars, from the quantity of light which they afford us, and the particular circumstances of their situation, by the Rev. John Michell, B. D. F. R. S

2. De Movire , A. 1738. The Doctrine of Chances, 2nd edn. v–v. London An account of De Moivre's contributions to mathematics, which includes a section devoted to his work on probability, is to be found in I. Schneider, ‘Der Mathematiker Abraham de Moivre (1667–1754)’,Archive for History of Exact Sciences, 5 (1968–9), 177–317.

3. II. An argument for divine providence, taken from the constant regularity observ'd in the births of both sexes. By Dr. John Arbuthnott, Physitian in Ordinary to Her Majesty, and Fellow of the College of Physitians and the Royal Society

4. See Todhunter I. History of the Theory of Probability Cambridge 1865 222 223 for an account and references.

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