A History of the Central Limit Theorem

1. Introduction
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2. The Central Limit Theorem from Laplace to Cauchy: Changes in Stochastic Objectives and in Analytical Methods
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3. The Hypothesis of Elementary Errors
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4. Chebyshev’s and Markov’s Contributions
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5. The Way Toward Modern Probability
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6. Lévy and Feller on Normal Limit Distributions around 1935
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7. Generalizations
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8. Conclusion: The Central Limit Theorem as a Link Between Classical and Modern Probability Theory
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Keywords: Mathematics, History of Mathematics, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Statistics, general