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The Life of Sir William Petty 1623-1687 is a book, written by Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice, and published in 1895. It is a biography of Sir William Petty , the 17th-century scientist, known for his inventions, his charting of large parts of Ireland, in the Down Survey , and his publications on many different topics, like " political ...
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, st Baron Fitzmaurice
- 1895
Sir William Petty FRS (26 May 1623 – 16 December 1687) was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient methods to survey the land that was to be confiscated and given to Cromwell's soldiers.
PRINTED BY. SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE. LONDON. THE LIFE. OF. SIR WILLIAM PETTY. 1623 - 1687. ONE OF THE FIRST FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY. SOMETIME SECRETARY TO HENRY CROMWELL. MAKER OF THE 'DOWN SURVEY' OF IRELAND, AUTHOR OF 'POLITICAL ARITHMETIC' &c. CHIEFLY DERIVED FROM PRIVATE DOCUMENTS HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED.
21. Mai 2024 · Sir William Petty (born May 26, 1623, Romsey, Hampshire, England—died December 16, 1687, London) was an English political economist and statistician whose main contribution to political economy, Treatise of Taxes and Contributions (1662), examined the role of the state in the economy and touched on the labour theory of value.
21. Dez. 2011 · The life of Sir William Petty, 1623-1687 ... by. Fitzmaurice, Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron, 1846-1935. Publication date. 1895. Topics. Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687. Publisher. London : J. Murrary. Collection. michigan_books; americana. Contributor. University of Michigan. Language. English. Includes index. Addeddate.
1. Jan. 2017 · His life was hectic: son of a clothier, he was a cabin boy on a merchant ship at 13, admitted to the Jesuit college in Caen (France) at 14; after serving in the Royal Navy he sought refuge in the Netherlands (1643) and Paris (1645), where he studied medicine and (with Hobbes) anatomy.
Biography. Sir William Petty, F. R. S. (1623-1687) James Irvine Orme Masson. and. A. J. Youngson. Published: 01 July 1960 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsnr.1960.0007. Abstract.
