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Computing Bayes: From Then 'Til Now' [PDF]
Statistical Science, 2023, 2022 This paper takes the reader on a journey through the history of Bayesian computation, from the 18th century to the present day. Beginning with the one-dimensional integral first confronted by Bayes in 1763, we highlight the key contributions of: Laplace, Metropolis (and, importantly, his co-authors!), Hammersley and Handscomb, and Hastings, all of ...
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The difficulty of computing stable and accurate neural networks: On the barriers of deep learning and Smale’s 18th problem [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021 Significance Instability is the Achilles’ heel of modern artificial intelligence (AI) and a paradox, with training algorithms finding unstable neural networks (NNs) despite the existence of stable ones.
Vegard Antun +2 more
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Book Review: Fr. Bouchet\u27s India: An 18th Century Jesuit\u27s Encounter with Hinduism [PDF]
, 2007 A review of Fr.
Jeyaraj, Daniel
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Physics at the University of Lviv: the first two centuries in the bibliographic aspect [PDF]
Journal of Physical Studies 18, No. 2/3, 2005 (20 p.) (2014), 2014 A detailed bibliography related to physics at the University of Lviv (Leopolis, Lemberg, Lw\'ow) in 18th-19th centuries is presented. Over ninety works of various types are listed with a large share being illustrated by title or starting pages. Brief biographical accounts of the authors are given to put their works in the context of the University ...
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Lambert series in analytic number theory [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Annotated bibliography of 18th, 19th, and early 20th century works involving Lambert series. A tour of 19th and early 20th century analytic number theory.
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, 2018 An effective procedure has been developed to consolidate and hydrophobize decayed monumental stones by a simple sol-gel process. The sol contains silica oligomer, silica nanoparticles and a surfactant, preventing gel cracking.
Dario S. Facio +4 more
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A note on the equality $π^2/6= \sum_{n\geq 1} 1/n^2 [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 This short note is a comment on a historical aspect of a famous formula dating from the 18th century.
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Digging the Repast: A Port Town Diet through the Lens of the Natural Landscape [PDF]
, 2021 This article presents analysis of faunal remains from the Burch House, an 18th-century house in Port Tobacco, Maryland. The location of Port Tobacco gave the town accessibility to water and land transportation, allowing the town to become an important ...
Lee, Jocelyn
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An Immersive Virtual Sailing on the 18th-Century Ship Le Boullongne
PRESENCE: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 2015 The work presented in this article is the result of collaboration between historians and computer scientists whose goal was the digital reconstitution of Le Boullongne, an 18th-century merchant ship of La Compagnie des Indes orientales.1 This ship has ...
Jean-Baptiste Barreau +5 more
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Do bans help modern public health? [PDF]
, 2020 A century ago, the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution went into effect, banning the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.” Fourteen years after its ratification, the 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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