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RefNoRBO/21/66
AltRefNoRBO.21.379
LevelItem
Title'An Answer to that Part of Mr Kersseboom's Essay, which treats of the Number of the inhabitants of the city of London' by William Maitland
Date1739
DescriptionKersseboom's essay stated that the number of inhabitants in Paris between 1684 and 1685 was greater than in London
Read to the Royal Society on 8 November 1739
LanguageEnglish
Extent6 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 40, no 450, p 407
RelatedRecordCLP/17/59
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5754Maitland; William (c 1693 - 1757)c 1693 - 1757
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