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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

The political Anatomy of Ireland by William Petty

Reference number: MS/366/1/5

Date: 1672

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Commencing with a table of contents and a preface: 'Sir Francis Bacon in the Advancement of learning hath made a judicious parallel...'

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MS/366/1/5
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1672
Page extent
37 pages
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Manuscript

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The political Anatomy of Ireland by William Petty, 1672, MS/366/1/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_366_1_5/the-political-anatomy-of-ireland-by-william-petty, accessed on 07 February 2026

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    Science in the Making presents selected items from the 'Manuscripts General' series, notably astronomical observations, investigations of discrete topics, and indices and registers of papers read before the Royal Society.

    Dates: 1551 - 1951

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