216 Mansfield Merrhnan — List of Writings relating 



1871 JoiiDAN. Ueber die Genaiiigkeit einfacher geodatischer 

 Panktbestimmungen. Zeitschr. fur 3Iath. u. Phys., Vol. XVI, pp. 

 397-413. 



1871 Klinkerfues. ' Die Berechinmg einer Bahn aus einer grosse- 

 ren Zahl von Beobachtungen nach der Methode der kleinsten Quad- 

 rate.' Theoretische Astronomie (Braunschweig, 8vo), pp. 328-379. 



An elementary sketch of the Method of Least Squares. 



1871 MiNDixG. ' Zur Theorie der kleinsten Quadrate.' Bull. 

 Acad. St. Feters., Vol. XVI, col. 305-308. 



On the solution of normal equations, determination of weights, etc. 



1871 Peters. 'Quadrate der Zahlen von 1 bis 10,000.' Astron. 



Tafelmmd Fornieln (Leipzig, 8vo), pp. 151-169. 



Deserves a place here as an aid in the Method of Least Squares on 

 account of its great convenience, being arranged like logarithms. 



1871 SciiOTT. 'Method of adjustment of the secondary triangula- 

 tion of Long Island Sound.' Rep. Coast Sur. U. S. for 1868, pp. 

 140-146. 



1871 Zaohariae. ' i>e rnindste Qvadraters Methode.'' Nyborg, 

 8vo, pp. viii, 234. 



This is an excellent text-book. See review in Jahrh. Fortschr. 

 Math., Vol. Ill, p. 95. 



1872 DiE>fGER. 'Ueber einen Satz der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrech- 

 nung und damit zusammenhangende bestinmite Integrale.' Ahhandl. 

 Bohmis. GeselL, Vol. V, 44 pp. 



See Jahrh. Fortschr. Math., Vol. IV, p. 89. 



1872 Glaisiikr. 'Remarks on certain portions of Laplace's 

 Proof of the Method of Least Squares.' Lond. Phil. 3Iag., Vol. 

 XLIII, pp. 194-201. 



The matter of this paper is mostly included in the following. 



1872 Glaisher. 'On the Law of Facility of Errors of Observa- 

 tions, and on the Method of Least Squares.' Mem. Astron. Soc. 

 Lond., Vol. XXXIX, pp. 75-124. 



This is perhaps the most valuable of all the theoretical memoirs on 

 our list, presenting as it does clear critical analyses of the princi- 

 pal proofs of the law g){x)=ice''^ ^ and of the Method of Least 

 Squares. It has been of great value to me in preparing this list. 



