Casanova S Lottery
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Casanova S Lottery
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Author : Stephen M. Stigler
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2022-10-06
Casanova S Lottery written by Stephen M. Stigler and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-06 with Games & Activities categories.
"In 1994, historian Stephen Stigler placed a mail-order purchase for a rare bit of ephemera from a French bookstore: a lottery Almanac from 1834. It contained the winning numbers for the entire span of the French Loterie from 1758 onward, including details on prizes actually awarded-difficult data to come by-as well as hand-written notes by an early owner. Stigler was fascinated with what he saw about how the Loterie was carried out, who bought tickets, and what size bets they placed, and so in the decades that followed he amassed booklets, legal documents, advertising bills, notices, contracts, and tickets. His own collection and extensive additional research helped him piece together the Loterie's remarkable inner workings, as well as its implications for how we understand the history of risk more broadly. In the 1750s at the urging of famed philandering adventurer Giocomo Casanova (who had recently escaped from a Venetian prison by means of a sharpened iron, an accomplice, a rope of bed sheets, and a stolen gondola), the French state began to embrace risk in its approach to the Loterie. The prize amounts varied depending on the number of tickets bought, and the amount of the bet was determined by each individual bettor. The state could lose money on any individual lot but was statistically guaranteed it would come out on top in the long run. Stigler follows the Loterie from its curious inception to a 1776 expansion, to its interruption during the French Revolution (but only with the Terror of 1793), to its renewal in 1797 and further expansion, and finally to its suppression in 1836, examining throughout the wider question of how members of the public came to trust in new financial technologies and believe in their value"--
Voltaire Casanova And 18th Century Lotteries
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Author : William Goetzmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Voltaire Casanova And 18th Century Lotteries written by William Goetzmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Gambling categories.
Gambling has been a part of human activity since earliest recorded history, and governments have often attempted to turn that impulse to benefit the state. In the eighteenth century, European governments looked for new sources of money to grow their cities and support colonial expansion around the world. State-licensed lotteries became an increasingly common way for governments and charities to raise money, continuing through the 19th century.
Mathematical Modelling
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Author : C Haines
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2007-08-01
Mathematical Modelling written by C Haines and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-01 with Mathematics categories.
This book continues the ICTMA tradition of influencing teaching and learning in the application of mathematical modelling. Each chapter shows how real life problems can be discussed during university lectures, in school classrooms and industrial research. International experts contribute their knowledge and experience by providing analysis, insight and comment whilst tackling large and complex problems by applying mathematical modelling. This book covers the proceedings from the Twelfth International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Applications. Covers the proceedings from the Twelfth International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Applications Continues the ICTMA tradition of influencing teaching and learning in the application of mathematical modelling Shows how real life problems can be discussed during university lectures, in school classrooms and industrial research
Casanova
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Author : S. Guy Endore
language : en
Publisher: New York : J. Day Company
Release Date : 1822
Casanova written by S. Guy Endore and has been published by New York : J. Day Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1822 with Adventure and adventurers categories.
History Of My Life
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Author : Giacomo Casanova
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 1997-05-22
History Of My Life written by Giacomo Casanova and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-05-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In volumes 5 and 6, Casanova brings his flight from the Inquisitor's prison in Venice to a happy conclusion. Exiled from Venice, he goes to Munich and Paris, where he establishes himself as a cabalist, makes a fortune in Holland, helps start the French State Lottery, goes on to Switzerland where he meets Voltaire.
Leonhard Euler
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Author : Robert E. Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2007-03-20
Leonhard Euler written by Robert E. Bradley and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-20 with Mathematics categories.
The year 2007 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of the Enlightenment’s most important mathematicians and scientists, Leonhard Euler. This volume is a collection of 24 essays by some of the world’s best Eulerian scholars from seven different countries about Euler, his life and his work. Some of the essays are historical, including much previously unknown information about Euler’s life, his activities in the St. Petersburg Academy, the influence of the Russian Princess Dashkova, and Euler’s philosophy. Others describe his influence on the subsequent growth of European mathematics and physics in the 19th century. Still others give technical details of Euler’s innovations in probability, number theory, geometry, analysis, astronomy, mechanics and other fields of mathematics and science. - Over 20 essays by some of the best historians of mathematics and science, including Ronald Calinger, Peter Hoffmann, Curtis Wilson, Kim Plofker, Victor Katz, Ruediger Thiele, David Richeson, Robin Wilson, Ivor Grattan-Guinness and Karin Reich- New details of Euler's life in two essays, one by Ronald Calinger and one he co-authored with Elena Polyakhova- New information on Euler's work in differential geometry, series, mechanics, and other important topics including his influence in the early 19th century
Notes And Queries
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Notes And Queries written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Questions and answers categories.
The Memoirs Of Casanova
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Author : Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
language : en
Publisher: 谷月社
Release Date : 2015-11-17
The Memoirs Of Casanova written by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt and has been published by 谷月社 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Casanova was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". He associated with European royalty, popes and cardinals, along with luminaries such as Voltaire, Goethe and Mozart. He spent his last years in Bohemia as a librarian in Count Waldstein's household, where he also wrote the story of his life.
The Memoirs Of Jacques Casanova De Seingalt 1725 1798
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Author : Giacomo Casanova
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2022-12-08
The Memoirs Of Jacques Casanova De Seingalt 1725 1798 written by Giacomo Casanova and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-08 with Fiction categories.
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History Of My Life
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Author : Giacomo Casanova
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 1997-05-22
History Of My Life written by Giacomo Casanova and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-05-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Volumes 9 and 10 contain descriptions of Casanova's first visits to England, Prussia, Russia, and Poland. In all these countries he gained access to the Courts. Frederick the Great of Prussia and Catherine the Great of Russia join the roster of potentates entertained and charmed by the adventurer. Though beginning to age, and ruing it, Casanova still manages to exert a powerful attraction on women.