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Sir William Petty's Memoir (1623-1687)
Sir William Petty
其他書名
An English Physician, Scientist, and Cartographer
出版Edwin Mellen Press, 2013
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / Science & TechnologyBiography & Autobiography / Medical (incl. Patients)Biography & Autobiography / Social Scientists & PsychologistsMedical / Physicians
ISBN07734405699780773440562
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=OBuQMQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This is the most thorough documentation of salubrity based on the writings of Sir William Petty, also known as the quality of life. This book is a novelistic fictional set of memoirs based on letters by 17th century Sir William Petty who worked as a polymath in the sciences. The text describes his life by elaborating on his own words. The author wrote a faux memoir based on letters from William Petty that takes place six months before his death. A man of science and mathematics, this book is important precisely because it details his life experiences and family upbringing, his parenting style, along with how he accomplished everything. It takes a storytelling approach and reads like a novel. The main thesis of the book is that Petty developed the notion of salubrity, or quality of life, which he describes at length in these pages.