The Petty papers : some unpublished writings of Sir William Petty / edited from the Bowood papers by the Marquis of Lansdowne.

  • Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687.
Date:
1967
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

New York : A. M. Kelley, 1967.

Physical description

2 volumes in 1. ; 23 cm.

Notes

Reprint of the 1927 ed
Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Spike Hughes

Contents

Vol. 1. Government. London. Ireland. Irish land registry. Religion. Dictionary. Statistical. Trade. Interest. King James II.--v. 2. Education. Philosophy. Multiplication of mankind. Military. Wool warfare. Dublin Philosophical Society. American plantations. Forestry. Pumps. Sweetening sea water. The pacing saddle. Medical. Miscellaneous. Observations. Verses. Lists of writings. On the disputed authorship of the London bills of mortality. Parallel passages in the London observations and Petty's unpublished writings. A list of Sir William Petty's printed works (p. 285-286)

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