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Cardano: The Gambling Scholar
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Cardano: The Gambling Scholar
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Oystein Ore
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:268 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Gambling - theories and methods |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691607085
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| Classifications | Dewey:795.092 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 March 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Cardano, next to Vesalius the greatest physician of his day, was also a devoted and skilled gambler who played for personal pleasure and profit. His mathematical genius enabled him to devise simple rules of probability for his own benefit and for his gambling contemporaries. These he collected in his Book on Games of Chance and embellished them wit
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