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Electronic Article

Authors

Ó Gallchoir, Clíona

Year

2020

Month

September

Article Title

How Oliver Cromwell's Doctor Pioneered the Use of Statistics

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Peer Reviewed

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Keywords

Ireland; Statistics; Covid-19; Eighteenth Century; Seventeenth Century; Jonathan Swift; William Petty

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Abstract

William Petty's use of numerical information about land and people shows that there are no such things as simple or neutral facts.

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Ireland

Publisher

RTÉ Brainstorm

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https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0925/1167432-william-petty-oliver-cromwell-ireland-statistics/

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