'An Answer to that Part of Mr Kersseboom's Essay, which treats of the Number of the inhabitants of the city of London' by William Maitland
Reference number: RBO/21/66
Date: 1739
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Kersseboom's essay stated that the number of inhabitants in Paris between 1684 and 1685 was greater than in London
Read to the Royal Society on 8 November 1739
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- RBO/21/66
- Earliest possible date
- 1739
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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'An Answer to that Part of Mr Kersseboom's Essay, which treats of the Number of the inhabitants of the city of London' by William Maitland, 1739, RBO/21/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_21_66/an-answer-to-that-part-of-mr-kerssebooms-essay-which-treats-of-the-number-of-the-inhabitants-of-the-city-of-london-by-william-maitland, accessed on 10 November 2025
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