E488 -- Observationes in praecedentem dissertationem illustris Bernoulli

(Observations on the foregoing dissertation of Bernoulli)

Summary:

This is Euler's commentatry to Bernoulli's paper "Diiudicatio maxime probabilis plurium observationem discrepantium atque verisimillima inductio inde formanda."

According to the records, it was presented to the St. Petersburg Academy on December 5, 1776.

Publication:

Originally published in Acta Academiae Scientarum Imperialis Petropolitinae 1, 1778, pp. 24-33
Opera Omnia: Series 1, Volume 7, pp. 280 - 290

Documents Available:

Original Publication: E488
The Euler Archive attempts to monitor current scholarship for articles and books that may be of interest to Euler Scholars. Selected references we have found that discuss or cite E488 include:
- Harter HL., “Method of least-squares and some alternatives .1..” International Statistical Review, 42 (2), pp. 147-174 (1974).
- Stigler SM., “The Bernoullis of Basel.” Journal of Econometrics, 75 (1), pp. 7-13 (Nov 1996).

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