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    Sir William Petty FRS (26 May 1623 – 16 December 1687) was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving...
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    William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805; known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which...
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  • William Petty (1623–1687) was an English economist, scientist and philosopher. William Petty may also refer to: William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737–1805)...
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  • up petty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Petty may refer to: Bruce Petty (1929–2023), Australian political satirist and cartoonist Bryce Petty (born...
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    family), and his wife Anne, the daughter of the political economist Sir William Petty, whose wife had been created Baroness Shelburne for her own life only...
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    that Smith was influenced by the medieval Persian scholarship. Sir William Petty was the first modern writer to take note of the division of labour,...
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    Bryce William Petty (born May 31, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL)...
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  • of Sir William Petty in two volumes. This edition has become the standard source for referring to the economic writings of Sir William Petty (1620–1687)...
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  • Master chief petty officer (MCPO) is an enlisted rank in some navies. It is the ninth (just below the rank of MCPON) enlisted rank (with pay grade E-9)...
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  • linked, via his Leeds-born cousin, Lady Bullock (née Barbara Lupton), to William Petty-FitzMaurice,1st Marquess of Lansdowne, Prime Minister of Great Britain...
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