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William Petty
Discover the joy of growing things in this non-fiction nature picture book series from Axel Scheffler and the National Trust
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Sir William Petty
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
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A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessements, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excize, &c.; with several…
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Wilson Lloyd Bevan
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Thomas William Dellinger, Kimberly Petty Dellinger
Go on a hike with Heelda the Cat and friends as they show 8 ways that we can take care of the forest and the critters who live there. Discover…
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1888 Original Publisher: Cassell Subjects: Population London (England) Europe London Political statistics/ 17th century Economics Vital statistics Great Britain Business
This compelling volume brings together the groundbreaking economic writings of Sir William Petty, along with detailed commentary and analysis by leading scholars in the field. Also included is a newly…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
Ted McCormick (Assistant Professor of History, Concordia University, Montreal)
The first comprehensive intellectual biography of William Petty (1623-1687), the inventor of ‘political arithmetic’ and a key figure in the English colonization of Ireland, the institutionalization of experimental science, and…
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…
Several Essays in Political Arithmetick is a collection of early writings by William Petty, a pioneering economist and philosopher. In these essays, which were written in the mid-17th century, Petty…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
A collection of historical and political writings on Ireland, Tracts Chiefly Relating to Ireland provides valuable insights into the social, economic, and political history of the Irish people. Petty argues…
This book provides a comprehensive history of the Cromwellian survey of Ireland in the mid-17th century. The survey, which is commonly known as the Down Survey, was the first systematic…
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
Political arithmetick or A discourse concerning the extent and values of lands, people, buildings As the same relates to every country in general, but more particularly to the territories of…
Tracts chiefly relating to Ireland. Containing: I. A treatise of taxes and contributions. II. Essays in political arithmetic. III. The political anatomy of Ireland This book, Tracts chiefly relating to…
Tracts, Chiefly Relating To Ireland: Containing A Treatise Of Taxes And Contributions, Essays In Political Arithmetic, The Political Anatomy Of Ireland (1769) is a book written by William Petty. This…
Tracts, Chiefly Relating To Ireland: Containing A Treatise Of Taxes And Contributions, Essays In Political Arithmetic, The Political Anatomy Of Ireland (1769) is a book written by William Petty. The…
The Political Anatomy of Ireland - With the Establishment for that Kingdom when the late Duke of Ormond was the Lord Lieutenant is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original…
William Petty, John Graunt, Charles Henry Hull
William Pettis
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…
Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice
The Life of Sir William Petty is the definitive biography of one of the most important figures in 17th century England. Petty was a polymath who made important contributions to…
William Petty Landsowne
This biography of William Petty, Earl of Shelburne and First Marquess of Landsdowne, details the life of one of the most important politicians of 18th-century England. The book includes extracts…
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