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Timeline for Buffon's needles revisited

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Aug 27, 2017 at 23:38 comment added Steven Landsburg The expected number of lines crossed is equal to the expected number of vertical lines crossed plus the expected number of horizontal lines crossed.
Aug 27, 2017 at 22:02 history edited François G. Dorais
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Aug 8, 2010 at 17:21 vote accept Salil
Aug 8, 2010 at 17:13 answer added Thierry Zell timeline score: 3
Aug 8, 2010 at 15:32 comment added dke Laplace is the genius you require - mathworld.wolfram.com/Buffon-LaplaceNeedleProblem.html
Aug 8, 2010 at 15:27 history asked Salil CC BY-SA 2.5