8141
[Commentary:
The two words 'on dice' in the title are written in Harriot's Algonquin alphabet
(see Add MS 6782
f. ).
The two tables at the top of the page show the sums that can be obtained on (i) two dice (sums ranging from 2 to 12) or (ii) three dice (sums ranging from 3 to 18).
The three tables in the lower part of the page are frequency tables for the sums on (iii) two dice; (iv) three dice ; (v) four dice.
Tables (iii) and (iv) can be calculated directly from (i) and (ii). However, the layout shows that (iv) can also be calculated by taking copies of the totals from (iii), staggering their starting position, and then adding; this is equivalent to taking the totals from (iii) and then adding 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, in turn to represent the throw of the third dice.
For each of (iii), (iv), and (v) the most likely sums are marked with a small ]
The two tables at the top of the page show the sums that can be obtained on (i) two dice (sums ranging from 2 to 12) or (ii) three dice (sums ranging from 3 to 18).
The three tables in the lower part of the page are frequency tables for the sums on (iii) two dice; (iv) three dice ; (v) four dice.
Tables (iii) and (iv) can be calculated directly from (i) and (ii). However, the layout shows that (iv) can also be calculated by taking copies of the totals from (iii), staggering their starting position, and then adding; this is equivalent to taking the totals from (iii) and then adding 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, in turn to represent the throw of the third dice.
For each of (iii), (iv), and (v) the most likely sums are marked with a small ]
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