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The nature and laws of chance. Containing, among other particulars, the solutions of several abstruse and important problems. ... The whole after a new, general, and conspicuous manner, and illustrated with a great variety of examples. By Thomas Simpson, ...
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1753 Jon (bw) Af.359.4 (Franklin)
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simpson, Thomas, 1710-1761 21340
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- [2],iv,85,[1]p. : ill ; 4°.
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Printed by Edward Cave, at St. John's Gate. 1740. And sold by the booksellers, [1740]
- Local Notes:
- HSP in LCP.
- Benjamin Franklin's copy.
- Bound with Jones, Pancronometer, q.v.; item 4 in volume. Minor contemporary corrections. Modern half sheep over contemporary floral boards; bound with other items; MS table of contents on flyleaf in William Temple Franklin's hand; purchased from Dufief, 1801- 03, by Col. William Duane; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia (29); sold in turn by it, 22 December 1885, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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