Of the laws of chance, or, a method of calculation of the hazards of game, plainly demonstrated, and applied to games at present most in use; which may be easily extended to the most intricate cases of chance imaginable. The fourth edition, revis'd by John Ham. By whom is added, a demonstration of the gain of the banker in any Circumstance of the game call'd Pharaon; and how to determine the odds at the Ace of Hearts or Fair Chance; with the arithmetical solution of some questions relating to lotteries; and a few remarks upon Hazard and Backgammon
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed for B. Motte and C. Bathurst, at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street
1738, M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | A translation, by John Arbuthnot, of 'De ratiociniis in ludo aleae'. - Anonymous. By Christiaan Huygens. - English Short Title Catalog, N10537. - Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (x,[2],100p) 8° |