Book review: Dale, Andrew I. "Most honourable remembrance. The life and the work of Thomas Bayes". New York: Springer-Verlag, 2003, 668 pp. with 29 illustrations

The book is very erudite and reflects the wide experience and knowledge of the author not only concerning the history of science but the social history of Europe during XVIII century. The book is appropriate for statisticians ans mathematicians, and also for students with interest in history os scie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Puig, Pere
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099/3780
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099/3780
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:History of mathematics
Mathematicians - Biography
Matemàtica -- Història
Matemàtics -- Biografies
Classificació AMS::01 History and biography
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Sumario:The book is very erudite and reflects the wide experience and knowledge of the author not only concerning the history of science but the social history of Europe during XVIII century. The book is appropriate for statisticians ans mathematicians, and also for students with interest in history os science.