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GALTON - Galton Papers
2 - Scientific Papers
6 - Statistical Papers
4 - Probability, Random Numbers and the Law of Error
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Item
Reference Number
GALTON/2/6/4/1
Title
Notes on Probability and Random Numbers
Date
Mid-Late 19th Century
Description
Galton's notes on games of chance, discussing a possible device to ensure a consistent coin toss; tables of random figures, derived by taking the last figure in cube roots from random pages in Barlow's tables; and tables titled "Calculated equal chances for dice".
Extent
10 folios
AccessStatus
Open
AccessConditions
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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