William Petty
1623 - 1687
- Born
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26 May 1623
Romsey, Hampshire, England, Europe
- Died
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16 December 1687
Piccadilly, Westminster, London, England, Europe
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 28/11/1660
- Occupation
- Physician; Surveyor
- Relationships
- Parents: Anthony Petty and Francesca Petty Married: Elizabeth Waller (created Baroness Shelburne 1688) Children: John Petty; Charles Petty; Henry Petty (FRS 1696); Anne Petty
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
- Wikipedia
- View wikipedia entry
Author of
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Paper, 'Of making cloth with sheeps wool' by Will [William] Petty
Creator: William Petty Reference number: CLP/3i/5 -
Paper, 'An apparatus to the history of comon [sic] practises in dyeing' by [William Petty]
Creator: William Petty Reference number: CLP/3i/6 -
Paper, 'A discourse about water' by S W P [Sir William Petty]
Creator: William Petty Reference number: CLP/6/10 -
Paper, 'What a compleat treatise of navigation should containe' by William Petty
Creator: William Petty Reference number: CLP/7i/36 -
Letter, from William Petty [to the Royal Society], dated at Dublin
Creator: William Petty Reference number: EL/P1/11 -
Copy of a letter, from William Petty to William Brouncker
Creator: William Petty Reference number: EL/P1/12
Recipient of
Most frequently corresponded with
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Henry Oldenburg
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