Michael
 
On query 2, - I don't guarantee an answer in this, but have you tried:
Lucas, Adam (2006). Wind, Water, Work: Ancient and Medieval Milling Technology. Brill Publishers
 
Professor Mary S. Morgan
LSE and University of Amsterdam
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/economicHistory/Research/facts/Home.aspx
[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">http:[log in to unmask]
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2009/12/MaryMorganProfessorship.aspx
<http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/economicHistory/Research/facts/Events.htm>  

________________________________

From: Societies for the History of Economics on behalf of michael perelman
Sent: Mon 23/01/2012 16:57
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [SHOE] two questions



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.

--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA
95929

530 898 5321
fax 530 898 5901
http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com <http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com/> 



Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://lse.ac.uk/emailDisclaimer