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GRAUNT, John (1620 – 1674)

1620 – 1674

3 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1662

#1686

Natural and political observations mentioned in a following index, and made upon the Bills of Mortality.

GRAUNT, John (1620 – 1674)

The first book on vital statistics. Graunt, a draper, studied the Bills of Mortality, which began as weekly lists of deaths and their causes, compiled by parish clerks. They gained much in importance after Graunt’s wo…

1899

#11824

The economic writings of Sir William Petty together with Observations upon the bills of mortality, more probably by Captain John Graunt. Edited by Charles Henry Hull. 2 vols.

GRAUNT, John (1620 – 1674)
PETTY, Sir William (1623 – 1687)
PETTY, Sir William (1623 – 1687) HULL, Charles Henry (1864 – 1936)

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1971

#11818

A bibliography of Sir William Petty F.R.S. and of Observations on the bills of mortality by John Graunt F.R.S

GRAUNT, John (1620 – 1674)
PETTY, Sir William (1623 – 1687)
PETTY, Sir William (1623 – 1687)
KEYNES, Sir Geoffrey Langdon (1887 – 1982)
KEYNES, Sir Geoffrey Langdon (1887 – 1982)