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Evidence of decline.(The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability Before Pascal)(Book Review)
The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability Before Pascal, by James Franklin; Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001, $67.
AS ROGER KIMBALL says in his review of this wonderful book in the Wall Street Journal, "This is not a book for sissies. Dr James Franklin brings to this work great scholarship. It is the product of twenty years of work by the author, who is a senior lecturer in mathematics at the University of New South Wales.
The Science of Conjecture "is a history of rational methods of dealing with uncertainty". The history ends in 1660, the mathematical theory of probability having been discovered by Pascal and Fermat in 1654. The book is ...
- James Franklin, Catholic Values and Australian Realities.(Brief article)(Book...
- Magazine article from: Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society January 1, 2006 700+ words
JAMES FRANKLIN, Catholic Values and Australian Realities, Connor Court Publishing...this collection of articles, reviews and book excerpts written by James Franklin between 1988 and 2004. At the same time there is a strong element...
- New Zealand's James Franklin blocks a shot from unseen Australian...
- Picture from: Getty Images ALEXANDER JOE October 5, 2009 700+ words
ALEXANDER JOE Getty Images 10-05-2009 New Zealand's James Franklin blocks a shot from unseen Australian... Full Size JPG (1569 KB) New Zealand's James Franklin blocks a shot from unseen Australian bowler Brett Lee during the ICC Champions...
- New Zealand's batsman James Franklin (L) makes a run as Australian...
- Picture from: Getty Images ALEXANDER JOE October 5, 2009 700+ words
...ALEXANDER JOE Getty Images 10-05-2009 New Zealand's batsman James Franklin (L) makes a run as Australian... Full Size JPG (1722 KB) New Zealand's batsman James Franklin (L) makes a run as Australian bowler Brett Lee misses a catch...
- JAMES FRANKLIN frustrated his old [...].
- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) September 18, 2009 700+ words
JAMES FRANKLIN frustrated his old Glamorgan team-mates with a half-century which went a long way to helping Gloucestershire save the follow...
- James Franklin. Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia.
- Magazine article from: Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society Murray, Andrew January 1, 2005 700+ words
JAMES FRANKLIN. Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia. Macleay Press, Sydney, 2003; iv + 465 pages. This book has...
- President Names James Franklin Collins as Ambassador-At-Large and Special...
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire July 12, 1995 700+ words
WASHINGTON, July 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The President today announced his intention to nominate James Franklin Collins, of Illinois, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, as Ambassador-at-Large...
- Extreme Logic Announces James Franklin as Practice Director For Mid-Atlantic...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 14, 2002 700+ words
...an e-business solutions provider and Microsoft Partner of the Year for North America, today announced the promotion of James Franklin, as practice director for the Mid-Atlantic office located in Columbia, Maryland. James will provide leadership to grow...
- The destruction of Philosophy.(response to James Franklin, Quadrant, April 1999)
- Magazine article from: Quadrant Burnheim, John July 1, 1999 700+ words
JAMES FRANKLIN has challenged me to reply to his account (Quadrant, April 1999) of the history of the "disturbances" in the Sydney Philosophy...