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
- Reference number
- EL/D2/6
- Earliest possible date
- 19 May 1722
- Page extent
- 5 pages
- Format
- 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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