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Read More The theory of play and integral equations with skew symmetric kernels, On games that involve chance and the skill of players, and On systems of linear skew-symmetric determinant and the genera theory of play (Borel) WITH Nash, John. Two Person Coperative Games in Econometrica 21, January 1953, pp. 97-118 and pp. 128-141 by Borel, Emile with Nash, John - 1953
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The theory of play and integral equations with skew symmetric kernels, On games that involve chance and the skill of players, and On systems of linear skew-symmetric determinant and the genera theory of play (Borel) WITH Nash, John. Two Person Coperative Games in Econometrica 21, January 1953, pp. 97-118 and pp. 128-141
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Baltimore: Waverley Press, 1953. 1st Edition. FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS IN ORIGINAL PAPER WRAPS of four papers on mathematics and game theory published by Emile Borel between 1921 and 1927, papers in which Borel became "the first to define games of strategy" (Science World Website).
In these papers, "Borel gave the first modern formulation of a mixed strategy along with finding the minimax solution for two-person games with three or five possible strategies. Initially he maintained that games with more possible strategies would not have minimax solutions, but by 1927, he considered this an open question as he had been unable to find a counterexample" (Walker, An Outline of the History of Game Theory).
WITH: John Nash's fourth and final paper seminal contribution to non-cooperative game theory wherein he set an entirely new research agenda commonly referred to as the Nash Program for cooperative games. CONDITION & DETAILS: 4to. 10 X 7 inches (250 x 175mm). Single issue in original wraps in fine condition.
In these papers, "Borel gave the first modern formulation of a mixed strategy along with finding the minimax solution for two-person games with three or five possible strategies. Initially he maintained that games with more possible strategies would not have minimax solutions, but by 1927, he considered this an open question as he had been unable to find a counterexample" (Walker, An Outline of the History of Game Theory).
WITH: John Nash's fourth and final paper seminal contribution to non-cooperative game theory wherein he set an entirely new research agenda commonly referred to as the Nash Program for cooperative games. CONDITION & DETAILS: 4to. 10 X 7 inches (250 x 175mm). Single issue in original wraps in fine condition.
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On Cumulative Sums of Random Variables (Annals of Mathematical Statistics 15 No. 3 pp. 283 - 296, September 1944) and Sequential Tests of Statistical Hypotheses (Annals of Mathematical Statistics 16 No. 2 pp. 117 -186, June 1945)
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APOLLONII PERGAEI LOCORUM PLANORUM LIBRI II RESTITUTI A ROBERTO SIMSON M.D.
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Glasguae (glasgow): In Aedibus Academicius, Excudebant Rob. Et And. Foulis. Very Good. 1749. First Edition. Hardcover. Full brown calf professionally rebacked with 5 raised bands and original leather spine label. Xviii, 233, [1]. Illustrated with diagrams throughout the text. Hinges and text tight and intact. Latin text. Prior owner's bookplate. First 10 & last 4 leaves heavily foxed then scattered light foxing. Mathematics, Greek Geometry, Science. ; Diagrams; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 233 pages .
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Engelmann, p. 35 ; Recke/Napiersky III, p. 367 ; ADB XXV, 184 ; Poggendorff II, 365 ; not in Tomash Library Cat. First and only edition. The book contains two chapters, the first covering pages 1-90 with a detailed description of this mathematical instrument, the second its mathematical derivation with numerous examples. After starting his career as a teacher in southern Germany and France, Parrot (1767-1852) was very successful as a professor of physics and rector of the University of Dorpat from 1795. One folding plate with the various parts of the instrument.
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Memoirs and observations topographical, physical, mathematical, mechanical, natural, civil, and ecclesiastical made in a late journey through the empire of China
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1699 CHINA Memoirs of Le Comte Chinese Rites Confucius Mandarin Mathematics The history of China has always been one of the most popular discussions of western culture and was a regular occurring topic of authors from the 16th- 18th-centuries. One of the most important examples of Chinese history was written by Louis Le Comte, a French Jesuit who wrote this work on his mission to China in 1688. This work, 'Memoirs and Observations', created a huge debate within the Chinese Rites Controversy.
This work covers various Chinese empires and kingdoms including the K'ang His and Kangxi, Chinese astrology and star gazing, Zodiac and mythology, Chinese boats, Mandarin costumes, mechanical inventions, and establishment of Christianity in China.
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Memoire Sur la Musique des Anciens, Ou l'on expose le Principe des Proportions authentiques, dites de Pythagore, & de divers Systemes de Musique chez les Grecs, les Chinois & les Egyptiens; Avec un parallele entre le systeme des Egyptiens & ...
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Paris: Chez Lacombe , 1770. (xxiv, 252 pages) illustrations (including music) plates (music) table. Very Good Plus, bound in contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards, boards rubbed at corners and edges, gilt at spine dulled, scattered light toning, prior owner name and inscription front end page. Abbe Pierre-Joseph Roussier, (1716 -1790 ) was known as an ardent proponent of the theories of Jean-Philippe Rameau. SCARCE. . First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good -/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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On Cumulative Sums of Random Variables (Annals of Mathematical Statistics 15 No. 3 pp. 283 - 296, September 1944) and Sequential Tests of Statistical Hypotheses (Annals of Mathematical Statistics 16 No. 2 pp. 117 -186, June 1945)
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1st Edition. FIRST EDITIONS IN MINT CONDITION AND IN ORIGINAL WRAPS of Abraham Wald's seminal work on sequential tests of statistical hypotheses. Before Wald, the traditional style of statistical decision was to posit a hypothesis, make a predetermined number of measurements, then make a decision whether to accept or reject the hypothesis. Wald realized that this procedure is quite wasteful, and that many measurements could be saved if given the option to decide at every step whether to continue or stop the measurement process. "According to Wald, the resulting ‘sequential probability ratio test frequently results in a savings of about 50 percent in the number of observations over the most efficient test procedure based on a fixed number of observations" (Gass, An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research, 65). In these papers Wald, known now as "the father of sequential analysis and decision theory," first presents the theoretical foundations of the theory of sequential analysis. The ideas he put…
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Geometrie Und Trigonometrie : In Zween Theilen ; Der Erste Entha?lt Die Vornehmsten Grundsa?tze Dieser Wissenschaften: Der Andere Lehret Den Inhalt Der Regula?ren Und Irregula?ren Fla?chen, Die Oberfla?chen Der Ko?rper, Den Ko?rperlichen Inhalt Derselben Bestimmen: Alle Gattungen Der Felder Mit Dem Meßtische, Mit Der Boussole, Mit Der In Grade Eingetheilten, Oder Auch Mit Der Uneingetheilten Winkelscheibe Ausmessen, Zu Papier Bringen, Und Ihren Inhalt Berechnen: Die Felder Nach Belieben Abtheilen, Die Ho?hen Messen Etc. Und Endlich Diese Aufgaben Auch Trigonometrisch Auflo?sen
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Dillengen: Johann Leonhard Bronner (Brunner), 1776. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 16 Multifold Plates. Xi, 422 Pp. + 16 Multi-Fold Engraved Plates At End. Original Full Calf, Intricately Embossed With Original Designs In Black, And In Blind, With Lighter Coloring And Shiny Coloring To Large 8-Pointed Stars In Center Of Both Covers (Back Cover With Traces Of White In Same Area, So May Be Perished White Color; There Is A Similar Star In Gilt On The Spine Of Another Book From This Library); Original Marbled Endpapers; All Edges Of Page Block Gilt. Ribbon Bookmark Bound In. First Edition. Well Preserved, Some Wear, Binding Design Intact, Small Crack To Top Of Front Joint, Fraying At Tips And Along Parts Of Fore Edges Of Boards. About 1780, Mozart Acquired A Textbook For Math, One That Presented Arithmetic And Algebraic Principles, Tables, And Practice Exercises All Within A Single, Comprehensive Volume: Fundamentals Of Arithmetic And Algebra (Anfangsgründe Der Rechenkunst Und…
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Glasguae (glasgow): In Aedibus Academicius, Excudebant Rob. Et And. Foulis. Very Good. 1749. First Edition. Hardcover. Full brown calf professionally rebacked with 5 raised bands and original leather spine label. Xviii, 233, [1]. Illustrated with diagrams throughout the text. Hinges and text tight and intact. Latin text. Prior owner's bookplate. First 10 & last 4 leaves heavily foxed then scattered light foxing. Mathematics, Greek Geometry, Science. ; Diagrams; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 233 pages .
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Beschreibung eines Ellipsograph, womit man wahre Ellipsen ohne Berechnung der Brennpunkte sehr leicht beschreiben kann, nebst etwas Neues für den Brücken- und Gewölben-Bau und den Steinschnitt, von dem Verfasser der zweckmäßigen Luftreiniger. Nebst zwey Kupfertafeln.
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Engelmann, p. 35 ; Recke/Napiersky III, p. 367 ; ADB XXV, 184 ; Poggendorff II, 365 ; not in Tomash Library Cat. First and only edition. The book contains two chapters, the first covering pages 1-90 with a detailed description of this mathematical instrument, the second its mathematical derivation with numerous examples. After starting his career as a teacher in southern Germany and France, Parrot (1767-1852) was very successful as a professor of physics and rector of the University of Dorpat from 1795. One folding plate with the various parts of the instrument.
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Memoirs and observations topographical, physical, mathematical, mechanical, natural, civil, and ecclesiastical made in a late journey through the empire of China
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1699 CHINA Memoirs of Le Comte Chinese Rites Confucius Mandarin Mathematics The history of China has always been one of the most popular discussions of western culture and was a regular occurring topic of authors from the 16th- 18th-centuries. One of the most important examples of Chinese history was written by Louis Le Comte, a French Jesuit who wrote this work on his mission to China in 1688. This work, 'Memoirs and Observations', created a huge debate within the Chinese Rites Controversy.
This work covers various Chinese empires and kingdoms including the K'ang His and Kangxi, Chinese astrology and star gazing, Zodiac and mythology, Chinese boats, Mandarin costumes, mechanical inventions, and establishment of Christianity in China.
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Progress in Cybernetics and Systems Research, Volume 5: Organization and Management, Organic Problem-Solving in Management System Approach in Urban and Regional Planning Computer performance, Control and Evaluation Computer linguistics
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PHOLD-IT A delightful new approach to creating geometric solids in paper
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Discounted for final fair hours!San Jose, CA: Billiken Press, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. Softcover 4to, 44pp. No date, but an article about the book appears in the Dec 3, 1971 San Jose State "Spartan Daily" newspaper. Adhesive remainder to the upper left cover, mild rubbing and edgewear. Previous owner's signature on the title page, else unmarked. Great '70s graphic design and illustrations. Developed while Goldberg was a grad student at SJS to make sturdy geometrical models that "combine techniques from the mathematics and art classroom." Patterns are included to make a equilateral tetrahedron, equilateral hexahedron, isosceles hexahedron, cube, octahedron, decahedron, icosahedron, twenty-four triangular hedron, and concave hedron. Goldberg published a more popular variation of the book in 1977, without Sellars (misspelled "Sellers" on the title page). The newer "Pholdit" featured simpler shapes and was marketed toward a more general audience for "family fun." Scarce.
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The world of Mathematics Four Volume Set
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New York: Simon And Schuster,, 1956. 1st edition. Very Good no tears or markings. New York: Simon And Schuster,, 1956. 1st edition. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 2535 Pp. Four Volumes, Blue Cloth, Gilt. lettering on the spineStated Third printing Each volume is in excellent condition throughout with no stains tears or dog ears. Tan/red slip case has protected the books very well but it does have some shelf wear Please see pictures others available on request 2535 pp.
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The LaPlace Transform
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Widder, David Vernon: THE LAPLACE TRANSFORM. Copyright 1941. 1946 Second Printing Thus. Princeton University Press, London. MATHEMATICS. INTEGRAL TRANSFORM. "The Laplace transform is an integral transform perhaps second only to the Fourier transform in its utility in solving physical problems." USED. VG Condition/ No DJ included if issued. 6 ¼ X 9 ¼. 405 pages, indexed. RARE. Please see stock photo.
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Functional Operators, Volume I [Annals Of Mathematics Studies, Number 21]
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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good +. 261 Pp. Orange Wrappers Printed In Black. Light Wear, Two Corner Creases To Front Cover, Bumping To All Tips. Small Name Stamp Of H. Stanley Graf (Who Worked In Operations Research) On Top Edge Of Page Block, No Other Marks.
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Statistical Mechanics with Applications to Physics and Chemistry.
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New York: Chemical Catalog Company, Inc., 1927. Very Good Plus, small stain rear board, cloth at spine ends and corners a bit rubbed, prior owner name in ink both paste downs and front end page, contents are clean, tight, and unmarked. Richard C. Tolman was an authority on statistical mechanics, a mentor to Linus Pauling and J. Robert Oppenheimer, and was scientific advisor to General Leslie Groves on the Manhattan Project.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Formulas and Theorems for the Special Functions of Mathematical Physics (Die Grendlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften Band 52)
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New York: Springer-Verlag, 1966. Third Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 508pp; Yellow cloth boards with titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, previous owner's name to FFEP, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Textbook of formulas and theorems for the special functions of mathematical physics. Translated from the German.
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Estimation, Control, and the Discrete Kalman Factor (Applied Mathematical Sciences V. 71): Applied Mathematical Sciences V. 71
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Catlin, Donald E.Estimation, Control, the Discrete Kalman Factor (Applied Mathematical Sciences V. 71) New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989. First Printing. Printed in the United States of America. vii - xiii + 274p. 6.25x0.75x9.75. Yellow and white paper over boards with black titling and publisher's device. Collectible hardcover in LIKE NEW condition. Bright, clean pages. Square boards, with a miniscule scratch to the front cover joint, light wear to the spine ends. With 13 illustrations. Bibliography, Index.
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COURS DE PHYSIQUE MATHEMATIQUE
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Paris: Gauthier-Villars. Very Good. 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean brown cloth, re-backed with maroon cloth over 1/2 leather spine. Paper spine label. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact , first and last few pages are somewhat foxed. Front corners lightly rubbed. (viii) , 294pp. Signature of Robert Ramsey Webb, Professor of Mathematics at St. Johns, Cambridge. Member of the Royal Astronomical Society. Mathematics Physics ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 294 pages .
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The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction
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LEO MARGULIES, EDITOR. The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction (1954, Merlin Press 1st Ed. w/dj)Please see our stock cover photo. Edited by Leo Margulies and Oscar J. Friend. Used. VG/G- original unclipped $3.95 DJ. 1954, Merlin Press, Inc. 580 pages. ANTHOLOGY.. 10 stories included in this volume are: Enchantress of Venus by Leigh Brackett; Gateway to darkness by Fredric Brown; The girl in the golden atom by Ray Cummings; Forgotten world by Edmond Hamilton; By his bootstraps by Robert A. Heinlein; Sword of tomorrow by Henry Kuttner; Things pass by, by Murray Leinster; Rogue Ship by A. E. Van Vogt; Island in the sky by Manly Wade Wellman; The Sun Maker by Jack Williamson.
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