Publications of Christiaan Huygens

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  • Huygens, Christiaan. Of the laws of chance, or, A method of calculation of the hazards of game, plainly demonstrated, and applied to games at present most in use, which may be easily extended to the most intricate cases of chance imaginable. London: printed by Benj. Motte, and sold by Randall Taylor near Starioners-Hall, 1692. ESTC No. R31565. Grub Street ID 114347.
  • Huygens, Christiaan. The celestial worlds discover'd: or, Conjectures concerning the inhabitants, plants and productions of the worlds in the planets. Written in Latin by Christianus Huygens, and inscrib'd to his brother Constantine Huygens, late secretary to his Majesty K. William. London: printed for Timothy Childe at the White Hart at the west-end of St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCXCVIII. [1698]. ESTC No. R5990. Grub Street ID 126373.
  • Huygens, Christiaan. Christ. Hugenii Zulichemii, Const. f. Horologium oscillatorium, sive, De motu pendulorum ad horologia aptato demonstrationes geometricæ Accedunt ejusdem de circuli magnitudine inventa, et systema Saturnium. Oxoniæ: E Theatro Sheldoniano, an. Dom. MDCCVII. [1707]. ESTC No. N69691. Grub Street ID 50637.
  • Huygens, Christiaan. Christiani Hugenii libellus de ratiociniis in ludo aleæ. Or, the value of all chances in games of fortune; Cards, Dice, Wagers, Lotteries, &c. mathematically demonstrated. London: printed by S. Keimer, for T. Woodward, near the Inner Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet, 1714. ESTC No. T128799. Grub Street ID 178344.
  • Huygens, Christiaan. The celestial worlds discover'd: or, conjectures concerning the inhabitants, plants and productions of the worlds in the planets. Written in Latin by Christianus Huygens, And inscrib'd to his Brother Constantine Huygens Late Secretary to his Majesty King William. London: printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXII. [1722]. ESTC No. T53996. Grub Street ID 280867.
  • Huygens, Christiaan. Of the laws of chance, or, a method of calculation of the hazards of game, plainly demonstrated, and applied to games at present most in use; which may be easily extended to the most intricate cases of chance imaginable. The fourth edition, revis'd by John Ham. By whom is added, a demonstration of the gain of the banker in any Circumstance of the game call'd Pharaon; and how to determine the odds at the Ace of Hearts or Fair Chance; with the arithmetical solution of some questions relating to lotteries; and a few remarks upon Hazard and Backgammon. London: printed for B. Motte and C. Bathurst, at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street, M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738]. ESTC No. N10537. Grub Street ID 548.
  • Huygens, Christiaan. Cosmotheoros: or conjectures concerning the planetary worlds, and their inhabitants. Written in Latin by Christianus Huygens. Illustrated with plates. This translation was first published in 1689. In the present edition many places have been corrected. Glasgow: printed and sold by Rob. & And. Foulis, 1757. ESTC No. T53982. Grub Street ID 280852.
  • Huygens, Christiaan. Cosmotheoros: or, conjectures concerning the inhabitants of the planets. Translated from the Latin of Christian Huygens. Glasgow: printed for Robert Urie, Mcdlxii [1762]. ESTC No. N28066. Grub Street ID 17289.