Even though he lacked classical education and had no more mathematics than any other businessman of his day, the famous book-collector Richard Smith praised him as "an understanding man of quick wit and a pretty scholar". Anthony Wood wrote that "his excellent working head ... is very rare in a trader or mechanic"...
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Anthony Wood wrote that "his excellent working head ... is very rare in a trader or mechanic". John Graunt published "Natural and Political Observations on the Bills of Mortality". These observations were the first competent, attempt to draw scientific conclusions from statistical data. He mostly dealt with ratios and proportions...
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