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Published by Odense Universitetsforlag, Odense M, Denmark, 1999
ISBN 10: 8778384664ISBN 13: 9788778384669
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Monographs on Population Aging; Vol. 6; B&W Illustrations; Octavo; 249 pages.
Published by Odense University Press, 1999
ISBN 10: 8778384664ISBN 13: 9788778384669
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ISBN 10: 8778384664ISBN 13: 9788778384669
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust jacket. In Monographs on Population Aging series, No. 6. Most stories of individuals' longevity before the 19th century were myths. Registration changed things and more solid statistical evidence now exists though claims that longevity to age of about 115-120 existed throughout centuries lack evidence. Best evidence from lives of Frenchwoman, Jeanne Calment (d. 1997 at 122), and similar. Illustrations. 245 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £7.05.
Published by Univ Pr of Southern Denmark, 1999
ISBN 10: 8778384664ISBN 13: 9788778384669
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Condition: New. The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. It is only when reliable birth registrations are available and when reports of ages above 100 are systematically checked against these data that the quality of national statistics on exceptional longevity improves. Editor(s): Jeune, Bernard; Vaupel, James W. Series: Odense Monographs on Population Aging. Num Pages: 248 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 183 x 9. Weight in Grams: 736. . 1999. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Published by Univ Pr of Southern Denmark, 1999
ISBN 10: 8778384664ISBN 13: 9788778384669
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Condition: New. The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. It is only when reliable birth registrations are available and when reports of ages above 100 are systematically checked against these data that the quality of national statistics on exceptional longevity improves. Editor(s): Jeune, Bernard; Vaupel, James W. Series: Odense Monographs on Population Aging. Num Pages: 248 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 183 x 9. Weight in Grams: 736. . 1999. Hardcover. . . . .
Published by Odense University Press, 1999
ISBN 10: 8778384664ISBN 13: 9788778384669
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ISBN 10: 8778384664ISBN 13: 9788778384669
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand New!.
Published by University Press of Southern Denmark, Odense, 1999
ISBN 10: 8778384664ISBN 13: 9788778384669
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. This was the rule everywhere until the end of the 19th century and is still the case in the vast majority of countries. It is only when reliable birth registrations are available for a century or more and when reports of ages above 100 are systematically checked against these data that the quality of national statistics on exceptional longevity improves. Several chapters of this volume provide further evidence that genuine centenarians before 1800 were non-existent or at least extremely rare. Sufficiently thorough attempts at verifying the maximal duration of life in different periods of time have not been made. Nonetheless, various gerontologists continue to make the undocumented claim that the maximal duration of life is 110, 115 or 120 years, and that this maximal duration has not changed over the course of human history. Unreliable reports of extreme ages in various countries and at various times, including the present, continue to be cited despite their implausibility and the lack of firm evidence. This volume carries on the laborious work of validating the ages of the few persons who may have been those who have lived longest. While the research was in progress, three exceptional long-livers died. These three were the long-livers whom the contributors to this volume scrutinised more closely than any alleged long-liver has ever been examined before. The three are Jeanne Calment, who died on August 4, 1997 at the age of 122 years and 5 months; Marie Louise Meilleur, who died on April 16, 1998 at the age of 117 years and 7 months; and Christian Mortensen, who died April 25, 1998 at the age of 115 years and 8 months. The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. It is only when reliable birth registrations are available and when reports of ages above 100 are systematically checked against these data that the quality of national statistics on exceptional longevity improves. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.