Brief biography at Petty

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His life is as unusual as the interests, tendency and talent of this cloth, a scientist, a scientist, a doctor, a musician, a landlord and a cartographer, a shipbuilder, a poet, politics and statistics are the same as unusual. time. In childhood, Petty's main entertainment was to look closely at the work of different masters, until he himself could work on a thing.

By the age of twelve, he acquired some knowledge of Latin, and by sixteen he knew the Greek language, mathematics and navigation. Ten months of the service of Yunga on the merchant ship ended with misfortune for Petty: in the fourteenth year of his life, he broke his leg. As a result, a forced landing to the shore of France near the Kan. Petty told Latin so well about his misadventures that the Jesuits accepted him to college.

He earned a means of life by teaching navigation and English. Upon returning to England, Petty served in the Navy for several months. In the year, he goes to Holland, where he mainly studies medicine in Utrecht, Leiden and Amsterdam, in November Petty moves to Paris; There he continues to study anatomy and makes acquaintances with a group of scientists of the British. Next year, he returns to Romsi and for some time continues to conduct the work of his father.

In the year, he moves to London, and in the year to Oxford, where he is made as deputy professor of anatomy, receives the title of Doctor of Medicine, and in the year he occupies the Department of Anatomy and Professor of Music in the College of Sin. In the year, Petti give a two -year vacation with a content of 30 p. This is where his academic activity breaks off.

Soon, Petty was prescribed by a doctor of the English army in Ireland and the family doctor Lieutenant General Cromwell. The first period of his stay in Ireland lasted almost seven years. During this time, Petty became one of the richest people, thanks to payment for work on measuring and applying to Ireland cards as a general surveyor of this kingdom. This work arose in connection with the confiscation and division of the Irish lands between officers and soldiers of the English occupation army and the so -called "adventurers", since Petty and its employees were assigned a reward for 1 pence for the acre of the land, total f.

He had to actually produce the very division of confiscated lands among the military, which, of course, caused a number of displeasure, complaints and accusations. Petty was a supporter of Cromwell, which led him to parliament. There, by the way, the enemies accused him of various abuses, and he could not get out the case on the merits. Upon returning to London, he was admitted to the club of scientists engaged in the natural-mathematical sciences.

Their meetings were soon transferred to the college of sin, and the unification itself received the title of "Royal Society" on July 15, which until now is the British Academy of Sciences. Petty took the nearest participation of her organization and life. Along with different sciences, he dealt with shipbuilding issues, and invented a double very fast ship.

The restoration of the stewartes did not affect the position of Petty. Charles II confirmed his rights to land in Ireland, part of which, however, was selected from him, like other new owners, in the year. He was erected by the king to the knightly title, he was repeatedly offered pertle. The first time a year, Petty rejected this offer due to the fact that it would cost him a large amount of money, and he suffered heavy losses in the fire of London.

It is known that King Yakov II was well treated by Petti, with whom, as with the Lord Admiral, he dealt with the issues of navigation even under Charles II. In the spring of the year, Petti again leaves for Ireland and lives in Dublin: he returns to London in the year, again leaves for Dublin in the year, where he lives for almost five years. During this time; He took part in the political struggle and devoted a lot of attention to science.

Just then he wrote the "political anatomy of Ireland", "political arithmetic", "comments regarding the Dublin mortality ballots." After a trip to London, Petty returns to Ireland. In the year, in the summer, having arrived in London in the year, he wrote there a number of essays on political arithmetic and the last major work "Treatise on Ireland".

Petty died in London on December 16 from Gangrenna's legs, leaving the heirs of property, with an annual income of 15 thousand f.In the year, after the death of Petty, a collection of his works was published, which are mainly related to the last period of his activities, under the name "Several experiments on political arithmetic, the names of which are given on the relevant pages." It opens with a work called "Another experience in political arithmetic, considering the growth of the city of London." The publisher explained this name by the fact that Petty wrote before that a work that was supposed to precede "another experience" and, as evidence, published the extraction of Petty from a letter, containing a plan for this "experience in political arithmetic regarding the value and increase in the number of people and colonies." This "extraction", also borrowed from the book of M.

Ptuhi 2, gives an idea of ​​the breadth of the interests of the founder of "political arithmetic." In this first "experience" I intend to shed a little light to the question about the number of residents of England with Wales and Ireland, as well as the number of houses and families in which these residents live, and about the number of acres they own. How many people live at the expense of charity, how much - for income from posts and service in state institutions.

Skolko - due to fraud and theft.

How many weak children and decrepit old men have. What method can determine this value in any other country or colony. However, the “other experience” was first published in the year, like other works by Petty, indicates his unchanging interest in topics that we would call demographic today. He indicates the following main conclusions of this “experience”: “1 that the number of residents of London doubles at 40 years old, and the whole of England is the most fully in Russian, W.

Petty's works are presented in a book published in the year: William Petty. Economic and Statistical work, vol. I -II M. Tomago I Treaty of Verbum Sapenti - Word - Word - Word - Word Wise G. Political anatomy of Ireland G. Political arithmetic G. Different about the money of G. Another experience in political arithmetic, considering the growth of the city of London.

London G. Remarks regarding the Dublin mortality of the city of G. Two experience in political arithmetic, considering the population, houses, hospitals, etc. Comments on the cities of London and Rome G. Five experiments on political arithmetic about Ireland, the foundations of Ireland, its religion, crafts and politics.