The reprint (1757) of this memoir lays down the axioms that positive and negative errors are equally probable, and that there are certain assignable limits within which all errors may be supposed to fall; continuous errors are discussed and a probability curve is given.
A reimpresión (1757) desta memoria expón os axiomas de que os erros positivos e negativos son igualmente probables, e que hai certos límites asignables dentro dos cales se supón que caen todos os erros; discútense os erros continuos e dáse unha curva da probabilidade.