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Abbreviations
AHES: Arch. Hist. Ex. Sci.                                       
Hist. Scient.: Historia Scientiarum (Tokyo)         
JNOES: Jahrbücher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik
(R): In Russian

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• Sheynin, O.B. (1963), Adjustment of a trilateration figure by frame structure analogue. Survey Rev., vol. 17, pp. 55 - 56.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1965), On the work of Adrain in the theory of errors. IMI, vol. 16, pp. 325 - 336. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1966), On the history of iterative methods of solving systems of linear algebraic equations.
  Trudy 9th Nauchn. Konf. Aspirantov i Ml. Nauchn. Sotr. IIET, sect. hist. phys. & math. sci., pp. 8 - 12. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1966), Origin of the theory of errors. Nature, vol. 211, pp. 1003 - 1004.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1968), On the early history of the law of large numbers.
  Biometrika, vol. 55, pp. 459 - 467. Reprinted in E.S. Plackett & Kendall (1970, pp. 231 - 239).
• Sheynin, O.B. (1969), On the work of Bayes in the theory of probability.
  Trudy 12th Nauchn. Konf. Aspirantov i Ml. Nauchn. Sotr. IIET, Sect. hist. math. & mech., pp. 40 - 57. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1970), On the history of the De Moivre - Laplace limit theorems.
  Istoria i metodologia estestven. Nauk, vol. 9, pp. 199 - 211. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1970), D. Bernoulli on the normal law.
  Biometrika, vol. 57, pp. 199 - 202. Reprinted in M.G. Kendall & Plackett (1977, pp. 101 - 104).
• Sheynin, O.B. (1970), Combinatorial analysis and theory of probability.
  Coauthors, L.E. Maistrov, B.A. Rosenfeld.
  Chapter in Istoria matematiki s drevneishikh vremen do nachala 19go stoletia (History of math. from most ancient times to beginning of 19th century), vol. 2, 18th century).
  Editor, A.P. Youshkevitch. Moscow, 1970, pp. 81 - 97. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1970), Anderson, O.N. Dict. Scient. Biogr., vol. 1, pp. 154 - 155.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1971), Newton and the classical theory of probability. AHES, vol. 7, pp. 217 - 243.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1971), Lambert's work in probability. Ibidem, pp. 244 - 256.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1971), On the history of some statistical laws of distribution.
  Biometrika, vol. 58, pp. 234 - 236. Reprinted in M.G. Kendall & Plackett (1977, pp. 328 - 330).
• Sheynin, O.B. (1971), Bortkiewicz, L. von. Dict. Scient. Biogr., vol. 2, pp. 318 - 319.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1972), On the mathematical treatment of observations by Euler. AHES, vol. 9, pp. 45 - 56.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1972), D. Bernoulli's work on probability.
  RETE. Strukturgeschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Bd. 1, pp. 273 - 300. Reprinted in M.G. Kendall & Plackett (1977, pp. 105 - 132).
• Sheynin, O.B. (1972), Theory of probability. Coauthor, L.E. Maistrov.
  Chapter in Istoria matematiki s drevneishikh vremen do nachala 19go stoletia. (History of math. from most ancient times to beginning of 19th century), vol. 3, 19th century).
  Editor, A.P. Youshkevitch. Moscow, 1972, pp. 126 - 152. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1973), Finite random sums. Historical essay. AHES, vol. 9, pp. 275 - 305.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1973), Boscovich's work on probability. Ibidem, pp. 306 - 324.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1973), Mathematical treatment of astronomical observations. Historical essay. AHES, vol. 11, pp. 97 - 126.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1973), Krasovsky Th. [or F.] N. Dict. Scient. Biogr., vol. 7, pp. 496 - 497.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1974), On the prehistory of the theory of probability. AHES, vol. 12, pp. 97 - 141.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1975), Kepler as a statistician. Bull. Intern. Stat. Inst., vol. 46, pp. 341 - 354.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1975), On the appearance of Dirac's delta-function in Laplace's work. IMI, vol. 20, pp. 303 - 308. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1976), Laplace's work on probability. AHES, vol. 16, pp. 137 - 187.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1977), Laplace's theory of errors. AHES, vol. 17, pp. 1 - 61.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1977), Early history of the theory of probability. Ibidem, pp. 201 - 259.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1977), On Laplace's work on the theory of probability. IMI, vol. 22, pp. 212 - 224. Translation of a part of Sheynin (1976). (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1978), Transl.: Theory of probability. Coauthor, B.V. Gnedenko.
  Chapter in Mathematics of the 19th century [vol. 1].
  Editors, A.N. Kolmogorov, A.P. Youshkevitch. Basel, 1992 and 2001, pp. 211 - 288. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1978), The theory of probability before Chebyshev. IMI, vol. 23, pp. 284 - 306. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1978), Poisson's work in probability. AHES, vol. 18, pp. 245 - 300.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1979), Gauss and the theory of errors. AHES, vol. 20, pp. 21 - 72.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1980), On the history of the statistical method in biology. AHES, vol. 22, pp. 323 - 371.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1981), Poisson and statistics. In Métivier et al (1981, pp. 177 - 182).
• Sheynin, O.B. (1982), On the history of medical statistics. AHES, vol. 26, pp. 241 - 286.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1983), Corrections and short notes on my papers. AHES, vol. 28, pp. 171 - 195.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1984), On the history of the statistical method in astronomy. AHES, vol. 29, pp. 151 - 199.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1984), On the history of the statistical method in meteorology. AHES, vol. 31, pp. 53 - 93.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1985), On the history of the statistical method in physics. AHES, vol. 33, pp. 351 - 382.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1986), Quetelet as a statistician. AHES, vol. 36, pp. 281 - 325.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1986), J. Bernoulli and the beginnings of probability theory. In Bernoulli J. (1986, pp. 83 - 115). (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1988), Gauss and the chi-squared distribution. Schriftenr. Geschichte Naturwiss., Techn., Med., Bd. 25, pp. 21 - 22.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1989), Markov's work on probability. AHES, vol. 39, pp. 337 - 377; vol. 40, p. 387.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1989), Liapunov's letters to Andreev. IMI, vol. 31, pp. 306 - 313. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1990), On the history of the statistical method in natural sciences.
  IMI, vol. 32 - 33, pp. 384 - 408. (R) Short version of Sheynin (1980; 1982; 1984a; 1984b; 1985).
• Sheynin, O.B. (1990), Markov's review of a paper by Galitzin. Ibidem, pp. 451 - 455. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1990), Transl.: Chuprov: Life, work, correspondence. Gottingen, 1996.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1991), Poincare's work in probability. AHES, vol. 42, pp. 137 - 172.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1991), On the works of Buniakovsky in the theory of probability.
  AHES, vol. 43, pp. 199 - 223. Preliminary version: Preprint No. 17, Inst. Istorii Estestvoznania i Tekhniki. Moscow, 1988.
  Russian version: IMI, vol. 4(39), 1999, pp. 57 - 81.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1991), On the notion of randomness from Aristotle to Poincaré.
  Math., Inform. et Sciences Humaines, No. 114, pp. 41 - 55.
  Russian version: IMI, vol. 1(36), No. 1, 1995, pp. 85 - 105.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1992), Al-Biruni and the mathematical treatment of observations.
  Arabic Sciences and Phil., vol. 2, pp. 299 - 306.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1993), Markov's letters in newspaper Den in 1914 - 1915. IMI, vol. 34, pp. 194 - 206. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1993), On the history of the principle of least squares. AHES, vol. 46, pp. 39 - 54.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1993), Treatment of observations in early astronomy. Ibidem, pp. 153 - 192.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1993), Chuprov, Slutsky and Chetverikov: some comments. Hist. Math., vol. 20, pp. 247 - 254.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1994), Gauss and geodetic observations. AHES, vol. 46, pp. 253 - 283.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1994), Chebyshev's lectures on the theory of probability. Ibidem, pp. 321 - 340.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1994), Bertrand's work on probability. AHES, vol. 48, pp. 155 - 199.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1994), Ivory's treatment of pendulum observations. Hist. Math., vol. 21, pp. 174 - 184.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1994), Theory of errors.
  In Companion Enc. Hist. & Phil. of Math. Sciences, vol. 2, pp. 1315 - 1324. London, 1994. Editor I. Grattan-Guinness.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1994), Correspondence between Nekrasov and Andreev. IMI, vol. 35, pp. 124 - 147. Coauthor, M.V. Chirikov. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1995), Nekrasov's letters to A.I. Chuprov. IMI, vol. 1(36), ¹ 1, pp. 159 - 167. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1995), Helmert's work in the theory of errors. AHES, vol. 49, pp. 73 - 104.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1995), Density curves in the theory of errors. Ibidem, pp. 163 - 196.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1995), Introduction of statistical reasoning into astronomy.
  In General History of Astronomy, vol. 2B. Cambridge, 1995, pp. 191 - 197. Editors R. Taton, C. Wilson.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1996), History of the theory of errors. Egelsbach.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1996), A forerunner of the t - distribution. Biometrika, vol. 83, pp. 891 - 898. Coauthor, J. Pfanzagl.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1996), Selection and treatment of observations by Mendeleev. Hist. Math., vol. 23, pp. 54 - 67.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1997), Luroth. Coauthor J. Pfanzagl. In Johnson & Kotz (1997, pp. 203 - 204).
• Sheynin, O.B. (1997), Achenwall. Ibidem, pp. 5 -6.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1997), Sussmilch. Coauthor, J. Pfanzagl. Ibidem, pp. 73 - 75.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1997), Markov and insurance of life. IMI, vol. 2(37), pp. 22 - 33. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1998), Theory of probability; definition and relation to statistics. AHES, vol. 52, pp. 99 - 108.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1998), Statistical thinking in the Bible and the Talmud. Annals Sci., vol. 55, pp. 185 - 198.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1998), Statistics in the Soviet epoch.
  JNÖS, Bd. 217, pp. 529 - 549. Russian version: IMI, vol. 6 (41), 2001, pp. 179 - 198.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1999), Statistics, definition of. In Kotz et al (1997 - 1999, vol. 3, pp. 704 - 711).
• Sheynin, O.B. (1999), Discovery of the principle of least squares. Hist. Scient., vol. 8, pp. 249 - 264.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1999), Slutsky: fifty years after his death. IMI, vol. 3(38), pp. 128 - 137. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (1999), Gauss and the method of least squares. JNOES, Bd. 219, pp. 458 - 467.
• Sheynin, O.B. (1999), Russian papers on the history of probability and statistics. Egelsbach. Collected translations of author's Russian papers.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2000), History of the theory of errors. IMI, vol. 5 (40), pp. 310 - 332. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (2000), Bessel: some remarks on his work. Hist. Scient., vol. 10, pp. 77 - 83.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2001), Pirogov as a statistician. Ibidem, pp. 213 - 225.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2001), Gauss. In Heyde & Seneta (2001, pp. 119 - 122).
• Sheynin, O.B. (2001), Mendel. Ibidem, pp. 190 - 193.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2001), Gauss, Bessel and the adjustment of triangulation. Hist. Scient., vol. 11, pp. 168 - 175.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2001), Social statistics and probability theory in the 19th century. Ibidem, pp. 86 - 111.
  Shorter version: , Bd. 223, 2003, pp. 91 - 112.
  Russian version: Vopr. statistiki, ¹ 9, 2002, pp. 64 - 69.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2001), Anderson's forgotten obituary of Bortkiewicz. JNOES, Bd. 221, pp. 226 - 236.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2001), Helen Chuprov's letters to K. Pearson. Vestnik Stat., No. 3, pp. 62 - 64. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (2002), On Cournot's heritage in the theory of probability. IMI, vol. 7 (42), pp. 301 - 316. (R)
• Sheynin, O.B. (2002), Newcomb as a statistician. Hist. Scient., vol. 12, pp. 142 - 167.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2002), Sampling without replacement: history and applications.
  NTM, Intern. Z. f. Geschichte u. Ethik Naturwiss., Technik, Med., Bd. 10, pp. 181 - 187.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2002), Lo svillupo della teoria della probabilitá e della statistica.
  Storia della Scienza, vol. 6 [XVIIIc.], pp. 529 - 541.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2003), Gumbel, Einstein and Russia. English - Russian edition. Moscow.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2003), Nekrasov's work on probability: the background. AHES, vol. 57, pp. 337 - 353.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2003), On the history of Bayes's theorem. Math. Scientist, vol. 28, pp. 37 - 42.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2003), Geometric probability and the Bertrand paradox. Hist. Scient., vol. 13, pp. 42 - 53.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2003), Fechner as a statistician. Brit. J. Math., Stat. Psychology, vol.57,pp. 53-72. (2003h), Lies, damned lies and statistics. NTM, Bd. 11, pp. 191. - 193.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2004), On the relations between Chebyshev and Markov. In DHS, 2799, 2004, pp. 15-22.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2004), History of the Theory of Probability up to the Beginning of the 20th Century. Berlin.NG Verlag.
• Sheynin, O.B. ((2005), Markov and life insurance. Math. Scientist, vol. 30, pp. 5- 12.
• Sheynin, O.B. (2006), Markov's work on the treatment of observations. Hist. Scient., vol. 16, pp. 80 - 95.