Charles Pence: The Rise of Chance in Evolutionary Theory: A Pompous Parade of Arithmetic: Academic Press: London 2022, 190 pp., €116,63, ISBN 978-0-323-91291-4.

Charles Pence's book, "The Rise of Chance in Evolutionary Theory: A Pompous Parade of Arithmetic," offers a well-documented and philosophical analysis of the role of chance, statistics, and probability in the development of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Pence challenges the traditional dichotomy between biometrics and Mendelism, arguing that the two approaches are interconnected and contributed to the Modern Synthesis. The book examines the contributions of key figures such as Francis Galton and Walter Frank Raphael Weldon, and highlights the importance of statistical analysis in understanding natural selection. While the book does not extensively explore the conceptual transformation of chance, it provides a valuable framework for further research in the field. [Extracted from the article]