GRAUNT, John (1620 – 1674)
1620 – 1674
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
1662 CE
#1686
Natural and political observations mentioned in a following index, and made upon the Bills of Mortality.
The first book on vital statistics. Graunt, a draper, studied the Bills of Mortality, which began as weekly lists of deaths and their causes, compiled by parish clerks. They gained much in importance after Graunt&rsqu…
1899 CE
#11824
The economic writings of Sir William Petty together with Observations upon the bills of mortality, more probably by Captain John Graunt. Edited by Charles Henry Hull. 2 vols.
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1971 CE
#11818
