ISBN10: 8778384664, ISBN13: 9788778384669, [publisher: Odense Universitetsforlag, Odense M, Denmark] Hardcover First Edition Monographs on Population Aging; Vol. 6; B&W Illustrations; Octavo; 249 pages
[Portland, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]

ISBN10: 8778384664, ISBN13: 9788778384669, [publisher: Odense University Press] Hardcover 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.
[Bridge, Canterbury, KENT, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1999]

Hardback. 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. ISBN 8778384664 9788778384669 [GB]

ISBN10: 8778384664, ISBN13: 9788778384669, [publisher: Univ Pr of Southern Denmark] Hardcover 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. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1999]

ISBN10: 8778384664, ISBN13: 9788778384669, [publisher: University Press of Southern Denmark, Odense] Hardcover 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 ...

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University Press of Southern Denmark 1999 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 249 p. Danske Klassikere, 6.

University Press of Southern Denmark 1999 Hard cover 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.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.