Cardano: The Gambling Scholar

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Cardano: The Gambling Scholar
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Oystein Ore
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:268
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreGambling - theories and methods
ISBN/Barcode 9780691607085
ClassificationsDewey:795.092
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 21 March 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

Cardano, next to Vesalius the greatest physician of his day, was also a devoted and skilled gambler who played for personal pleasure and profit. His mathematical genius enabled him to devise simple rules of probability for his own benefit and for his gambling contemporaries. These he collected in his Book on Games of Chance and embellished them wit