Political Science Quarterly: December 1899: Review: The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty; together with the Observations upon the Bills of Mortality.,The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty; together with the Observations upon the Bills of Mortality.

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The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty; together with the Observations upon the Bills of Mortality, John Graunt and Charles Henry Hull

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