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2006-08-28 04:19:15 |
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| If anyone on this list can direct me to a free copy of Gerolamo Cardano's _Liber de Ludo Aleae_ (_Book on Games of Chance_), I would appreciate it very much. I can deal with texts in English, German, Swedish, Dutch, and Spanish fairly easily. I might be able to work out an Italian text, as well.
Unfortun ately, the original Latin would be Greek to me. Charles Evans Executive Director, Free Curricula Center
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2006-08-28 12:25:46 |
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I think I found it on Alibris: http://link.toolbot.com/alibris.com/19805
Binding: Hard Cover
Publisher: Princeton University Press:
Description:
Very Good+ No dust jacket present. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. With a
translation from the Latin of Cardamo's BOOK OF GAMES OF CHANCE, by
Sidney Henry Gould, 259 pages, illustrated. "Gerolamo Cardano, a
physican from Milan, Italy, wrote entertaining books on science and
curiosities were among the best read and most pirated in the sixteenth
century. As a mathematician Cardano was probably the leader in his
century. His book Liber du Ludo Aleae "The Book on Games of Chance,
contains the first study of the principles of probability. "
Languages: English
Alibris ID: 8624341804
If that doesn't work, try searching for this: ;
Cardano, G. (1663).
Liber de Ludo Alaea .
Milan: n.p.
Trans. Sidney Henry Gould, 1961, New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Jason
On 8/28/06, Charles Evans <freecurricula.org">
cevans freecurricula.org>; wrote:If anyone on this list can direct me to a free copy of Gerolamo Cardano's _Liber de Ludo Aleae_ (_Book on Games of Chance_), I would appreciate it very much. ; I can deal with texts in English, German, Swedish, Dutch, and Spanish fairly easily. I might be able to work out an Italian text, as well.
Unfortunately, the original Latin would be Greek to me.
Charles Evans Executive Director, Free Curricula Center
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2006-08-28 12:29:08 |
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Sorry, I guess that's not free. ; But the NY Public Library has a copy. ; Perhaps you can get it on interlibrary loan? ; http://link.toolbot.com/nypl.org/19806
Jason
On 8/28/06, Jason Turgeon <gmail.com">jason.turgeongmail.com> wrote:
I think I found it on Alibris:&n bsp; http://link.toolbot.com/alibris.com/19805
Cardano. the Gambling Scholar
Binding: Hard Cover
Publisher: Princeton University Press:
Description:
Very Good+ No dust jacket present. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. With a
translation from the Latin of Cardamo's BOOK OF GAMES OF CHANCE, by
Sidney Henry Gould, 259 pages, illustrated. "Gerolamo Cardano, a
physican from Milan, Italy, wrote entertaining books on science and
curiosities were among the best read and most pirated in the sixteenth
century. As a mathematician Cardano was probably the leader in his
century. His book Liber du Ludo Aleae "The Book on Games of Chance,
contains the first study of the principles of probability. "
Languages: English
Alibris ID: 8624341804
If that doesn't work, try searching for this: ;
Cardano, G. (1663).
Liber de Ludo Alaea .
Milan: n.p.
Trans. Sidney Henry Gould, 1961, New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Jason
On 8/28/06, Charles Evans
<freecurricula.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
cevansfreecurricula.org>; wrote:If anyone on this list can direct me to a free copy of Gerolamo Cardano's _Liber de Ludo Aleae_ (_Book on Games of Chance_), I would appreciate it very much. ; I can deal with texts in English, German, Swedish, Dutch, and Spanish fairly easily. I might be able to work out an Italian text, as well.
Unfortunately, the original Latin would be Greek to me.
Charles Evans Executive Director, Free Curricula Center
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Visit http://textbookrevolution.org, the web's home for free textbooks and educational materials.
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2006-08-28 12:39:21 |
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| Jason,
Thank you.
I was hoping that there would be a pre-1921 translation on the Net, but have been unable to find any. I am hoping to use this in the Finance course that I have begun developing. Lider de Ludo Alaea is considered to be the earliest treatise in on probability.
I found this bit in the description below amusing: "Gerolamo Cardano['s books] were among the best read and most pirated in the sixteenth century." Fortunately, for our purposes, Lider de Ludo Alaea was not published until well after Cardamo's death. Otherwise, there might be copyright issues. 
CE
On 28 Aug 2006, at 08:29, Jason Turgeon wrote: Sorry, I guess that's not free. But the NY Public Library has a copy. Perhaps you can get it on interlibrary loan? http://link.toolbot.com/nypl.org/19806
Jason
On 8/28/06, Jason Turgeon <gmail.com">jason.turgeongmail.com> wrote: I think I found it on Alibris: http://link.toolbot.com/alibris.com/19805
Cardano. the Gambling Scholar Binding: Hard Cover
Publisher: Princeton University Press:
Description: Very Good+ No dust jacket present. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. With a translation from the Latin of Cardamo's BOOK OF GAMES OF CHANCE, by Sidney Henry Gould, 259 pages, illustrated. "Gerolamo Cardano, a physican from Milan, Italy, wrote entertaining books on science and curiosities were among the best read and most pirated in the sixteenth century. As a mathematician Cardano was probably the leader in his century. His book Liber du Ludo Aleae "The Book on Games of Chance, contains the first study of the principles of probability. "
Languages: English
Alibris ID: 8624341804
If that doesn't work, try searching for this:
Cardano, G. (1663). Liber de Ludo Alaea . Milan: n.p. Trans. Sidney Henry Gould, 1961, New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Jason
On 8/28/06, Charles Evans <freecurricula.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> cevansfreecurricula.org>; wrote:If anyone on this list can direct me to a free copy of Gerolamo Cardano's _Liber de Ludo Aleae_ (_Book on Games of Chance_), I would appreciate it very much. I can deal with texts in English, German, Swedish, Dutch, and Spanish fairly easily. I might be able to work out an Italian text, as well.
Unfort unately, the original Latin would be Greek to me. Charles Evans Executive Director, Free Curricula Center
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Visit http://textbookrevolution.org, the web's home for free textbooks and educational materials.
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