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Physicians --- Petty, William, - Sir, - 1623-1687

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Petty, William, -- Sir, -- 1623-1687 -- Verbum sapieti --- Taxation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800

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This book gives a fictional-style voice to the entrepreneur William Petty (1623-1687) who provided information about his life ad hoc to John Aubrey. The letters are dated back to 1674, a time when Petty was on good terms with the Stuart brothers and the cognoscenti of the era, such as examples are Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke and Christopher Wren.

Aubrey, John, 1626-1697. --- Economists -- Great Britain -- Biography. --- Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714. --- Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687. --- Economists --- Petty, William, --- Aubrey, John, --- Great Britain --- History

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The author wrote a faux memoir based on letters from William Petty that takes place six months before his death. A man of science and mathematics, this book is important precisely because it details his life experiences and family upbringing, his parenting style, along with how he accomplished everything. It takes a storytelling approach and reads like a novel. The main thesis of the book is that Petty developed the notion of salubrity, or quality of life, which he describes at length in these pages.

Cartographer -- Great Britain -- Biography. --- Economists -- Great Britain -- Biography. --- Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687. --- Physicians -- Great Britain -- Biography. --- Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography. --- Economists --- Physicians --- Scientists --- Cartographer --- Business & Economics --- Economic Theory --- Petty, William,