Cambridge University Press, Date: 2005-09-05. Hardcover. Good. 2005. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521855543 9780521855549 [US]

Cambridge University Press, September Date: 2005. Hardcover. New. 2005. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521855543 9780521855549 [US]

Very Good. ISBN 0521855543 9780521855549 [US]

Cambridge University Press, Date: 2005; 1801. 1st edition, in facsimile. Hard covers, no dust jacket. Fine/No Jacket. Scarcely used. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521855543 9780521855549 [GB]

(New York): Cambridge University Press, Date: 2005. Hardcover. Near Fine. Facsimile. Edited and introduced by Howerd Wainer and Ian Spence. Two volumes bound (by the publisher) into one. Tall octavo. 96, 64pp. Illustrated in color and black and white, several fold-out. One page-spread with two small abrasions from having been stuck together, spine faintly sunned, near fine. (N.B. The facsimile also reproduces rather authentic-looking offsetting and foxing in the text.). 2005. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521855543 9780521855549 [US]

Hardback. New. William Playfair's revolutionary Atlas showed how much could be learned if one plotted data atheoretically and looked for suggestive patterns. This full colour reproduction of two of his classic works, with new explanatory material, makes Playfair's wisdom widely available for the first time in two centuries. ISBN 0521855543 9780521855549 [GB]

ISBN10: 0521855543, ISBN13: 9780521855549, [publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge] Hardcover Hardcover. A scientific revolution began at the end of the eighteenth century with the invention and popularization of the graphic display of data by the remarkable Scot, William Playfair. His marvellous Atlas showed how much could be learned if one plotted data atheoretically and looked for suggestive patterns. Those patterns provide evidence, albeit circumstantial, on which to build new science. Playfair's work has much to teach us, but finding a copy has been almost impossible. Until now. This full colour reproduction of two of his classic works, with new explanatory material, makes Playfair's wisdom widely available for the first time in two centuries. A scientific revolution began at the end of the 18th century with the creation and popularization of the graphic display of data by Scottish inventor William Playfair, who introduced the line graph, bar chart, and pie chart into statistics. His remarkable Atlas demonstrated how much could be learned if one plotted data graphically and looked for suggestive patterns to provide evidence for pursuing research. In the Statistical Breviary, Playfair invented the pie chart and expanded upon this concept to facilitate the comparison of the resources of European countries. Playfair's work has great relevance to contemporary science, but finding copies of his original versions is very difficult. This ...
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ISBN10: 0521855543, ISBN13: 9780521855549, [publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge] Hardcover Hardcover. A scientific revolution began at the end of the eighteenth century with the invention and popularization of the graphic display of data by the remarkable Scot, William Playfair. His marvellous Atlas showed how much could be learned if one plotted data atheoretically and looked for suggestive patterns. Those patterns provide evidence, albeit circumstantial, on which to build new science. Playfair's work has much to teach us, but finding a copy has been almost impossible. Until now. This full colour reproduction of two of his classic works, with new explanatory material, makes Playfair's wisdom widely available for the first time in two centuries. A scientific revolution began at the end of the 18th century with the creation and popularization of the graphic display of data by Scottish inventor William Playfair, who introduced the line graph, bar chart, and pie chart into statistics. His remarkable Atlas demonstrated how much could be learned if one plotted data graphically and looked for suggestive patterns to provide evidence for pursuing research. In the Statistical Breviary, Playfair invented the pie chart and expanded upon this concept to facilitate the comparison of the resources of European countries. Playfair's work has great relevance to contemporary science, but finding copies of his original versions is very difficult. This ...