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two questions
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michael perelman <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:57:51 -0800
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First:

Did William Petty have any personal contact with Barbon?  Did he ever
comment on Barbon's work?

I have never been able to find out anything about this.

Second: [Not exactly history of thought]

I have seen two early mentions about wind-driven saws in England.

In 1671, Robert Boyle mentioned "Timber is sawd by Windmills."  I
assume he is referring to England.


In Schumpeter's  Business Cycles, i, p. 243: "... violence ... made it
impossible in 1663 to operate the new sawing mills then being erected"
because of the fear of unemployment.


Where can I find information about the use of this technology in England?  I
had been under the impression that nobody had been able to duplicate this
Dutch technology at the time.

Thank you.

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA
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