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ARAGO, François. Annuaire pour l'an 1842,Paris : 1842
Second edition, the only procurable one, presentation copy inscribed by Arago on the title page to "James Watt, de la part de son ami F. Arago". The recipient is James Watt (17691848), son of the renowned Scottish inventor of the same name for whom Arago wrote his Historical Eloge, which was read at the Academy of Sciences in 1834.
The French... Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 141018
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GRAUNT, John. Natural and Political ObservationsLondon : 1665
Third edition, enlarged, first published in 1662. "The scientific study of the numbers, characteristics and territorial distribution of populations - today called demography - began with Graunt" (PMM). Graunt drew up his statistical tables from the birth and death records of parish clerks. From this he constructed the first tables of life expectancy,... Learn More£4,000.00Stock Code: 126999
