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==Life==
 
Śniadecki studied at the [[Jagiellonian University]] ([[Kraków]]) and in [[Paris]]. He was rector of [[Imperial University of Vilna]], a member of the [[Komisja Edukacji Narodowej|Commission of National Education]], and director of astronomical observatories at [[Kraków]] and [[Vilna]].
 
Śniadecki published many works, including his observations on recently discovered [[asteroid|planetoids]]. His ''O rachunku losów'' (On the Calculation of Chance, [[1817]]) was a pioneering work in [[probability]].