Book
Sir William Petty, 1674 : letters to John Aubrey
(2010)
Abstract
This book gives a fictional-style voice to the entrepreneur William Petty (1623-1687) who provided information about his life ad hoc to John Aubrey. The letters are dated back to 1674, a time when Petty was on good terms with the Stuart brothers and the cognoscenti of the era, such as examples are Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke and Christopher Wren.
Petty, William, -- Sir, -- 1623-1687.
Aubrey, John, -- 1626-1697.
Economists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2010
Publisher
Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN
0773430121
Citation Information
Thomas E Jordan and William Petty. Sir William Petty, 1674 : letters to John Aubrey. Lewiston, N.Y.(2010) - 133 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas-e-jordan/20/