William Petty

English: Sir William Petty (1623-1687) was an English scientist, economist, statistician, physician and inventor. He wrote a lot, and his publications cover a wide field.

William Petty  (1623–1687)
	Alternative names	Sir William Petty
	Description	British economist, mathematician, philosopher, statistician, sociologist and politician
	Date of birth/death	26 May 1623	16 December 1687
	Location of birth/death	Romsey	London
	Authority file	: Q278699 VIAF: 76377872 ISNI: 0000000083447932 LCCN: n50010458 NLA: 35860668 Open Library: OL738868A Oxford Dict.: 22069 GND: 118740571 SELIBR: 311551 SUDOC: 031621597 BNF: 15330273r NDL: 00452660 BIBSYS: 90328644 NKC: nlk20010091316 SBN: CFIV051944 BNE: XX1069685 CiNii: DA0100012X NLP: a0000001730434 J9U: 987007303782705171 Koninklijke: 070042373 NLK: KAC201862585 WorldCat

creator QS:P170,Q278699

Portraits

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  1649-50, Isaac Fuller
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  1696; John Smith, after John Closterman

Works by William Petty

Covers

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  1647/8: The Advice to Hartlib
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  1648: Double Writing
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  1659: Proceedings between Sankey and Petty
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  1660 Reflections upon Ireland

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  1851 The Down Survey
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  1899 Economic Writings vol. 1

Pages

• Advice to Hartlib (published 1647/8)
• Double Writing (1648)
• Down Survey 1851 (written 1655-6; published 1851, edited by Thomas Aiskew Larcom)

DjVu-files

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  1647/8: The Advice to Hartlib
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  1648: Double Writing
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  1659: Proceedings between Sankey and Petty
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  1660 Reflections upon Ireland

• 
  1851 The Down Survey
• 
  1899 Economic Writings vol. 1

Works about William Petty

Cover

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  Sir Edmund Fitzmaurice (1895) – The Life of Sir William Petty

DjVu-files

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  Wilson Lloyd Bevan (1894) - Sir William Petty : A Study in English Economic Literature.
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  Sir Edmund Fitzmaurice (1895) – The Life of Sir William Petty
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  Charles Henry Hull (1900) - 'Petty's Place in the History of Economic Theory', in: The Quarterly Journal of Economics

See also

• William Petty on English Wikisource

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