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Arbuthnot, John, 1667-1735 (Scottish physician and satirist)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

A treatise of chance written by Dr Arbuthnot anno 1694, 1694

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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio B [19]
Scope and Contents

An English piece on probability, probably in John Arbuthnot's hand, with an earlier one-page transcription of a 1690 Acta Eruditorum piece in Gregory's hand.

Dates: 1694

Folio E, c1692-c1708

 Series — Box Dk.1.2: Series Coll-33/Quarto A; Series Coll-33/Folio B; Series Coll-33/Folio D; Series Coll-33/Folio E
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio E
Scope and Contents The constitution of the Folio E papers of David Gregory follows: The documents' order is random, but the collection has several foci. One is David Gregory the academic's need for books. Numerous shopping lists for titles abroad reflect this, (one of which also includes a requirement for tea), as do inventories of other people's libraries nearer to home. Another focus in the collection is Gregory's public...
Dates: c1692-c1708

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