Of the laws of chance : or, a method of calculation of the hazards of game, plainly demonstrated, and applied to games at present most in use; which may be easily extended to the most intricate cases of chance imaginable. The fourth edition, revis'd by John Ham. By whom is added, a demonstration of the gain of the banker in ... the game call'd Pharaon; and how to determine the odds at the Ace of Hearts or Fair Chance; with the arithmetical solution of some questions relating to lotteries; and a few remarks upon Hazard and Backgammon.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Eighteenth century collections online.
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| Online Access: | Full text online |
| Item Description: | Anonymous. By Christiaan Huygens. A translation, by John Arbuthnot, of 'De ratiociniis in ludo aleae'. Reproduction of original from the Harvard University Houghton Library. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 2 unnumbered pages, 100p. ; 8⁰. |