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Letter, from Richard Dobbs to James Jurin, dated at Trinity College, Dublin

Reference number: EL/D2/6

Date: 19 May 1722

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Concerning a new theory which, it is hoped, will solve De Moivre's doctrine of chances
Five examples of probability are given with mathematical formulae

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EL/D2/6
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19 May 1722
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard Dobbs

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Richard Dobbs, Letter, from Richard Dobbs to James Jurin, dated at Trinity College, Dublin, 19 May 1722, EL/D2/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d2_6/letter-from-richard-dobbs-to-james-jurin-dated-at-trinity-college-dublin, accessed on 12 February 2025

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