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John Craig (1663 — October 11, 1731) was a Scottish mathematician. Born in Dumfries and educated at the University of Edinburgh, he moved to England and became a vicar in the Church of England.

A friend of Newton, he wrote several minor works about the new calculus. He is mainly known for his book Theologiae Christianae Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Christian Theology), published in 1698.

In the aforementioned book, Craig presents a formula that describes how the probability of a historical event depends on the number of primary witnesses, on the chain of transmission through secondary witnesses, on the elapsed time and on the spatial distance. Using this formula, Craig derived that the probability of the story of Jesus would reach 0 in the year 3150. This year he interpreted as the Second Coming of Christ because of verse 18:8 in the Gospel of Luke.

His work was poorly received. Several later mathematicians complained about his imprecise use of probability and the unsupported derivation of his formula. Stephen Stigler, in his 1999 book (see references, below) gave a more favorable interpretation, pointing out that some of Craig's reasoning can be justified if his "probability" is interpreted as the log-likelihood ratio.

He was elected to Fellow of the Royal Society in 1711.
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Total Books: 72
The Guns of Dealey Plaza  Weapons and the Kennedy Assassination
2016 - The Guns of Dealey Plaza Weapons and the Kennedy Assassination (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781329892163
ISBN-10: 132989216X
Genre: History
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The Ku Klux Klan in Western Pennsylvania 19211928
2014 - The Ku Klux Klan in Western Pennsylvania 19211928 (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781611461640
ISBN-10: 1611461642
Genres: History, Politics & Social Sciences
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The Mint A History of the London Mint from AD 287 to 1948
2011 - The Mint a History of the London Mint From Ad 287 to 1948 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780521170772
ISBN-10: 052117077X
Genre: History
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AN AUSTRALIAN ACCENT  Forty Stories
2010 - An Australian Accent Forty Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781409207856
ISBN-10: 1409207854
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Supplement to Craig's Universal Dictionary
2010 - Supplement to Craig's Universal Dictionary (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143299193
ISBN-10: 1143299191
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An Apple Orchard Survey of Wayne County New York
2010 - An Apple Orchard Survey of Wayne County New York (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781153288958
ISBN-10: 1153288958
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Elements of Political Science Volume 2
2010 - Elements of Political Science Volume 2 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781142107505
ISBN-10: 1142107507
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The Catholic Monitor Being Meditations for Every Day of the Month Selected from the Work of J Craig
2010 - The Catholic Monitor Being Meditations for Every Day of the Month Selected From the Work of J Craig [The Scripture Monitor] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781141804191
ISBN-10: 1141804190
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Elements of Political Science Volume 3
2010 - Elements of Political Science Volume 3 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781141999286
ISBN-10: 1141999285
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Forty Years Among the Telugus A History of the Mission of the Baptists of Ontario and Quebec Canada to the Telugus South India 18671907
Sweet Pea Studies
2010 - Sweet Pea Studies (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781152157941
ISBN-10: 1152157949
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Remarks on Some Fundamental Doctrines in Political Economy
2009 - Remarks on Some Fundamental Doctrines in Political Economy (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781151536433
ISBN-10: 1151536431
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PHILADELPHIA A Story Sequence in Verse
2009 - Philadelphia a Story Sequence in Verse (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780578040936
ISBN-10: 057804093X
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Forty Years Among the Telugus a History of the Mission of the Baptists of Ontario
Practical agriculture
2009 - Practical Agriculture (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781117050270
ISBN-10: 1117050270
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A Short Sum Of The Whole Catechism
2009 - A Short Sum of the Whole Catechism [1883] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781120130334
ISBN-10: 1120130336
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Methodus Figurarum Lineis Rectis Et Curvis Comprehensarum Quadraturas Determinandi
2009 - Methodus Figurarum Lineis Rectis Et Curvis Comprehensarum Quadraturas Determinandi [1685 - Latin Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781120005748
ISBN-10: 1120005744
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Catholic Monitor Being Meditations For The Morning And Evening Of Every Day Of The Month
Chronicles of the Carnage of the Devils Rise of the Order of the Snake
2009 - Chronicles of the Carnage of the Devils Rise of the Order of the Snake (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781608362806
ISBN-10: 1608362809
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Forty Years Among The Telugus A History Of The Mission Of The Baptists Of Ontario And Quebec To The Telugus South India 18671907
Carnage of the Devils A New Threat
2008 - Carnage of the Devils a New Threat (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781605630779
ISBN-10: 1605630772
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2008 - Glasgow 40 Town and Country Walks [Pocket Mountains] (Paperback)
1991 - Percid Fishes Systematics Ecology and Exploitation [Fish and Aquatic Resources] (Hardcover)
1973 - Zach (Hardcover)Hardcover
The Cookie Cookbook [Follett Beginning-to-Read Book] (Hardcover)
Statistical Summaries of Betweenarea Differences for Some 1981 Census Variables [Occasional paper / Office of Population Censuses and Surveys] (Paperback)
Grid References of Centres of Population Great Britain 1971 [Occasional paper - Office of Population Censuses and Surveys ; 1] (Other)
Variations Between Small Areas in Some 1971 Census Variables [Occasional paper / Office of Population Censuses and Surveys] (Paperback)