Sir William Petty's Memoir (1623-1687)

Sir William Petty's Memoir (1623-1687) An English Physician, Scientist, and Cartographer

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Publisher's Synopsis

This title offers a novelistic fictional set of memoirs based on letters by 17th century Sir William Petty who worked as a polymath in the sciences. A man of science and mathematics, this book shows that Petty developed the notion of salubrity, or quality of life, which he describes at length in these pages.

Book information

ISBN: 9780773440562
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 330.153092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 156
Weight: 408g
Height: 228mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 12mm