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:This article is about the English scientist. For his great grandson the Brith Prime Minister and Irish peer, see William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.Sir William Petty ( May 27 1623- December 16 1687) was a scientist and philosopher. Born in Romsey the son of a Hampshire clothier, Petty held extensive holdings in Ireland due to association with Oliver Cromwell and Commonwealth. He was Member of Parliament briefly, being a scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur, and was a charter member of the Royal Society. Knighted in 1661. He was the great-grandfather of William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne & 1st Marquess of Landsdowne.
He went to sea in 1636. and, finding himself in Normandy, supported himself by teaching English while studying at a Jesuit school in CaenCaen Region Basse-Normandie Departement Calvados Arrondissement24 cantons287 communes389,973 habitants Cantonschief town of 9 cantons(13 common, 162,707 habitants) HabitantsCaennais Population (1999)117,157 habitants Intercommunality ( 2004) Agglomeration. On the outbreak of the English Civil WarThe English Civil War is the period of conflict in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland between 1639 and 1651, and also refers specifically to the two wars ( 1642 1645 and 1648 1649) between the Royalist supporters of Charles I of England and the, he became an exile in ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to and the assistant of Thomas HobbesThis article is about the philosopher Thomas Hobbes. For information on the Bill Watterson comic strip featuring a tiger named Hobbes, see Calvin and Hobbes. National Portrait Gallery, London) Thomas Hobbes ( April 5, 1588 December 4, 1679) was a noted En, and moved in the circles of Mersenne and Gassendi. Having studied medicine in the NetherlandsDutch redirects here. For other uses, see Dutch (disambiguation). The Netherlands ( Dutch: Nederland is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy. It is located in northwestern Europe and borders the North Sea, Belgium, he went back to England in 1646 to complete his studies at Brasenose College, Oxford.
In 1651, he left Oxford to become the official physician to Oliver Cromwell's army in Ireland, where, apart from his medical duties, he became involved in devising a scheme to make the army self-financing by undertaking a comprehensive land survey. This successful enterprise made him a rich man, and, as a Cromwellian supporter, he stood for Parliament in 1659 for West Looe. Despite his political alliegances, he was well-treated at the Restoration, although he lost some of his Irish lands.
He was a founder member of the Royal Society, and counted among his many scientific interests naval architecture: he had become convinced of the superiority of double-hulled boats, although they were not always successful; the Experiment reached Oporto on 1664, but sank on the way back.
He is most well known for economic history and statistic writings, pre- Adam Smith.
Publications
- A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions (1662)
- Political Arithmetic posth. (approx. 1676, pub. 1690)
- Verbum Sapienti posth. (1664, pub. 1691)
- Political Anatomy of Ireland posth. (1672, pub. 1691)
- Quantulumcunque Concerning Money posth. (1682, pub. 1695)
Petty, William
Petty, William
Petty, William
Petty, William
Petty, William
