| Reference number | EL/A/54 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'An argument for divine providence taken from the constant regularity observed in the birth of bothe sexes' by John Arbuthnot |
| Date | April 1711 |
| Description | Arbuthnot demonstrates his theory using probability
A table showing the number of males and females baptised between 1629-1710 is attached
Subject: Demography/ Religion
Read at the Royal Society on 19 April 1711 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1710.0011 |
| Related records in the catalogue | LBO/27/23 |
| EL/A/53 |
| EL/K/24 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6385 | Arbuthnot; John (1667 - 1735) | 1667 - 1735 |