tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post167300344413011836..comments2023-10-24T03:16:41.009-07:00Comments on Econometrics Beat: Dave Giles' Blog: Newton and the Royal MintDave Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389606956062019445noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post-48470960898138508852012-05-27T22:26:58.852-07:002012-05-27T22:26:58.852-07:00Tim: Craig's account is often flawed. See my p...Tim: Craig's account is often flawed. See my paper (already at the website of J Roy Stat Soc A) where I make explicit statements in this regard.Ari Belenkiyhttp://u.math.biu.ac.il/~belenka/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post-38653725751468647522012-05-27T22:22:27.500-07:002012-05-27T22:22:27.500-07:00Brian, culling had nothing to do with counterfeiti...Brian, culling had nothing to do with counterfeiting or clipping. The latter two were businesses of poor. Culling was avocation of rich!Ari Belenkiyhttp://u.math.biu.ac.il/~belenka/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post-27612658494987149432012-05-07T08:21:28.886-07:002012-05-07T08:21:28.886-07:00Tim: Thanks! Liked your own post, and your blog in...Tim: Thanks! Liked your own post, and your blog in general!Dave Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389606956062019445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post-72072379980723573872012-05-07T08:11:45.742-07:002012-05-07T08:11:45.742-07:00There is an older account, J. Craig. Newton at the...There is an older account, J. Craig. Newton at the Mint. Cambridge University Press, 1946, which makes some interesting comparisons between Newton's personality as an academic (grumpy) and that at the Mint (a good judge and handler of men). I have summarised these, "Isaac Newton: Financial Regulator" on my blog at http://bit.ly/J87mMvTim Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06952723922503939504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post-83365151393175051612012-05-06T11:35:16.718-07:002012-05-06T11:35:16.718-07:00Brian - thanks for the pointer.Brian - thanks for the pointer.Dave Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389606956062019445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post-68356357845030119382012-05-05T16:14:03.234-07:002012-05-05T16:14:03.234-07:00Thomas Levenson's book "Newton and the Co...Thomas Levenson's book "Newton and the Counterfeiter" is quite a good popular history of this period in Newton's life, including a bit about his role in the Great Recoinage.Brian Fergusonhttp://cocktailpartyeconomics.com/blogs/noreply@blogger.com