Studies in the History of Probability and Statistics XXXIX Buffon's Cycloid
本文针对布丰投针问题中布丰如何得出答案的疑问，基于其书信中展现的数学能力与倾向提出一种猜想。
In Buffon's account of his famous problem of the needle, it is not clear how he actually obtained the answer. A conjecture is put forward in this note, based on Buffon's apparent mathematical abilities and inclinations, insofar as they can be determined from his correspondence.