title: [The future was their business:  some examples of demographic projections in the eighteenth century].
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hecht
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005544:Forecasting; D010684:Philosophy; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012942:Social Sciences; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Demography; Developed Countries; Estimation Technics; Europe; Historical Demography; Historical Survey; Philosophical Overview; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Social Sciences