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On the law of mortality and the construction of annuity tables.
Publication Details
J. Inst. Actuaries and Assur. Mag., 8, 301-310. 1860 CE.
Gompertz-Makeham law. Makeham proposed the age-independent Makeham term that, together with the exponentially age-dependent Gompertz term, compose the Gompertz-Makeham law of mortality--one of the most effective theories to describe human mortality. See No. 8375.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #8376 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10553 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | on-the-law-of-mortality-and-the-construction-of-annuity-tables |