to the Method of Le((st Squares. 205 



1858 Koiii.ER. ^ Die Landesvermessung des KoitigsreicJis Wilrt- 

 temberg.'' Stuttgart, 8vo, pp. xii, 428, and ;i pi. 



In the Appendix particularly are applications of the Method of 

 Least Squares. 



1858 RiTTEK. ' Manual theoretique de V ap}McatioH de la inetliode 

 des moindres carres au adcxd des observations.'' Paiis, 8vo, pp. 80. 



An excellent little text-book, in which Gai ss's first demonstration 

 is followed, with the improvement that the probability of a single 

 error is an infinitesimal. 



1S58 ScHiNDLER. VeJier Fehler bei der Berechnmig eines ebenen 

 Dreiecks. Prag, 4to. 



1858 ScHOTT. ' Account of the method and formula; for the deter- 

 mination of the astronomical latitude by means of the zenith telescope 

 as used in the survey of the coast of the United States.' Rep. Coast 

 Survey ZL S. for 1857, pp. 324-334. 



Weights and pi'obable errors are found. The n(jtation used on 

 p. 333 is unusual and uncouth. 



1858 TcHEBYcHEFF. ' Sur Ics fractions continues.' Liouiu'lle^s 



Jour. 3Iath., Vol. Ill, pp. 289-325. 



Translated from the Russian by Bienayme : treats of interpolation 

 by the Method of Least Squares. 



1858 TcHEBYCHEFF. ' Sur I'iuterpolation des valeurs fournis par 

 les observations.' JBull. phgs. math. Aead. St. Peters.., Vol. XVI, 

 col. 353-357. — Mel. inatli. Acad. St. Peters., Vol. II, pp. 345-351. 



1858 VoKLANDEii. ' Zur praktischen Geometric.' Zeitschr. Math. 



II. Fhgs., Vol. Ill, pp. 189-193. 



On the adjustment of a quadrilateral whose sides and diagonals 

 are measured. 



1858 VoRLAXDER. ' Bemcrkungeu iiber das numerische Elinu- 

 niren bei geodatisclien Operationen.' Zeitschr. Math. u. Phys. Vol. 



III, pp. 16-22. 



On methods of abridging the computations. 



1858 Gerlixg. ' Bemerkungen iiber das indirecte Eliminiren bei 

 geodiitischen Arbeiten.' Zeitschr. Math. u. Phys., Vol. Ill, pp. 377- 

 382. 



Referring to the preceding article of Vorlander. 



