The Theory of Chances, or The Modern Development of the Rules of Probability; with some notes regarding 'probabilities' in the game of roulette at Monte Carlo.

Published by London: Lamley & Co. 1 3 and 5 Exhibition Road South Kensington. Printed at the Oxford University Press by Frederick Hall

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Small octavo: 31 pages. Unbound and stapled. Very good, in grubby original pink printed wraps. According to one authority McGowan is the 'first fully qualified actuary in South Africa of whom there is record [becoming] Cape Government Actuary of the former Cape Colony in 1890'. COPAC (under mispelt name "MacGowan") only records the BL copy.

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Title
The Theory of Chances, or The Modern Development of the Rules of Probability; with some notes regarding 'probabilities' in the game of roulette at Monte Carlo.
Author
James McGowan, FIA, formerly Government Actuary to the South African Government [Gambling; Roulette; Monte Carlo; Theory of Probability]
Publisher
London: Lamley & Co. 1 3 and 5 Exhibition Road South Kensington. Printed at the Oxford University Press by Frederick Hall
Binding
Soft cover

Richard M. Ford Ltd

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