An early occurrence of the Poisson distribution

The first occurrence of the Poisson distribution is commonly supposed to have occurred in Poisson's monograph of 1837. In this note an early use of this distribution is cited and compared with that of the monograph.

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Year of publication:	1988
Authors:	Dale, A.I.
Published in:	Statistics & Probability Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-7152. - Vol. 7.1988, 1, p. 21-22
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Poisson distribution

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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