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In 1674 Sir William Petty published a paper on "Duplicate
Proportion," and in 1679 he published in Latin a "Colloquy of David
with his Own Soul." In 1682 he published a tract called
"Quantulumcunque, concerning Money;" and "England's Guide to
Industry," in 1686. From 1682 to 1687, the year of his death, Sir
William Petty was drawing great attention to the "Essays on
Political Arithmetic," which are here reprinted. There was the
little "Essay in Political Arithmetic, concerning the People,
Housings, Hospitals of London and Paris;" published in 1682, again
in French in 1686, and again in English in 1687. There was the
little "Essay concerning the Multiplication of Mankind, together
with an Essay on the Growth of London," published in 1682, and again
in 1683 and 1686. There was in 1683, "Another Essay in Political
Arithmetic concerning the growth of the City of London." There were
"Farther Considerations on the Dublin Bills of Mortality," in 1686;
and "Five Essays on Political Arithmetic" (in French and English),
"Observations upon the Cities of London and Rome," in 1687, the last
year of Sir William Petty's life. Other writings of his were
published in his lifetime, or have been published since his death.
He was in the study of political economy one of the most ingenious
and practical thinkers before the days of Adam Smith.
But the interest of those "Essays in Political Arithmetic" lies
chiefly in the facts presented by so trustworthy an authority.
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