Excerpt from Theory of Probability HE present small volume on the theory of probability represents a manuscript which Professor Burnside had practically completed some time before his death. The theory had begun to occupy his thought during the war; and the earliest (1918) of his papers, relating to any of its topics, deals with what is manifestly a military question, reduced (for purposes of calculation) to a purely mathematical form. As was his wont in any subject, his interest in its developments grew a number of ...
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Excerpt from Theory of Probability HE present small volume on the theory of probability represents a manuscript which Professor Burnside had practically completed some time before his death. The theory had begun to occupy his thought during the war; and the earliest (1918) of his papers, relating to any of its topics, deals with what is manifestly a military question, reduced (for purposes of calculation) to a purely mathematical form. As was his wont in any subject, his interest in its developments grew a number of isolated papers by him appeared from time to time, in a Widening range of treatment. Ultimately, he set himself to make a systematic account of the theory as it presented itself to him. So far as can be remembered by Mrs Burnside, the draft was written at intervals before the middle of 1925. At the time when he had finished his account, it contained all the issues which he proposed to discuss: but marginal references in the manuscript shew that he intended to add a number of Notes elucidating or establishing statements in the text. Of these Notes, only one6 was actually written; and no memoranda have been found which might have indicated the intended range of the remainder. His work was interrupted by a serious illness late' in 1925. After a recovery which was only partial, he occasionally longed to return to the draft, so as to make additions and amplifications: but the necessary strength was lacking. The manuscript remained unaltered. It has seemed desirable to publish his draft exactly as he left it. The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press have been willing to undertake the publication; and Mrs Burnside desires me to express her thanks to the Syndics for their action. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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