Description: In England in the 1750’s the desire to know the population count was there, but the techniques to perform a count were meager. This offering contains two papers, presented to the Royal Society of London in 1757, that were published in 1758 in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Volume 50, Part I, 1758, that describe different approaches used by each author, the total population each determined, and the arguments why each was a better, more accurate count of the population. The papers are:1. A Letter to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D.D. Secr. concerning the Number of the People of England; by the Rev. Mr. Richard Forster, the Rector of Great Shefford in Berkshire. The paper, which is on pages 457 to 465 of the Transactions, describes the author’s basic approach, which results in a population estimate of 7,509,608.2. A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Macclesfield, President of the Royal Society, from the Rev. William Brakenridge, D.D. F.R.S. which disagrees with the result of the first paper and and concludes the population to be "near about five million and a half". The papers, which have been disbound from the Transactions, measures approximately 6 x 8 1/2 inches. The pages are tanned, but the text is clear and easily read. The overall condition of the item is good/very good.
Price: 100 USD
Location: Beachwood, Ohio
End Time: 2024-10-02T20:57:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.75 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: London
Signed: No
Publisher: Royal Society of London
Subject: Reference
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1758
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Vintage Paperback
Author: Richard Forster & William Brakenridge
Region: Europe
Personalized: No
Topic: Political
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
