La réforme de la dynamique, De corporum concursu (1678) et autres textes inédits.By G. W. Leibniz. Edition, introduction, French translations and commentaries by Michel Fichant. Paris (Librairie philosophique J. Vrin). 1994.
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- Book ID
- 102567783
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0315-0860
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✦ Synopsis
HM 23 REVIEWS 207
discussion of ''The curious reappraisal of von Mises' theory''(Chap. 7.5) helps to close the circle drawn around modern objectivistic probability.
The book closes with a supplement about Nicole Oresme (c. 1325-1382) and the ergodicity of rotations, a highly useful bibliography of 28 pages (mainly original works, only some secondary sources), an index of names, and one of subjects.
Hence we find a large array of topics covered on these 323 pages, some described in the literature for the first time. A concluding chapter might have been helpful. Nevertheless for anybody interested in the history of modern probability theory this book will serve as a suitable introduction. The extensive bibliography will enable one to compose a personal reading list. So indeed the cover text gives us the right impression: ''The principal audience for the book comprises philosophers and historians of science, mathematicians concerned with probability and statistics, and physicists.''