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B09727 An essay concerning the multiplication of mankind: together with another essay in political arithmetick, concerning the growth of the city of London: with the measures, periods, causes, and consequences thereof. 1682. / By Sir William Petty ... Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687. 1698 (1698) Wing P1923A; ESTC R181748 13,845 46

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