Berry, Arthur,b. 1862 · London, J. Murray · leaf 373
shed, in whichthe great mathematician never uses either an algebraicalformula or a geometrical diagram. He published also in1812 an elaborate treatise on the theory of probability orchance,f on which nearly all later developments of thesubject have been based, and in 1819 a more popularEssai… … [To face p. 307. $ 238] Life of Laplace 307 Laplaces personality seems to have been less attractivethan that of Lagrange. He was vain of his reputation asa mathematician and not always generous to rival dis-coverers. To Lagrange, however, he was always friendly,and he was also kind in helping young…
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