Historical Bibliography Updated: September 15, 2021
On the construction of life-tables, illustrated by a new life-table of the healthy districts of England.
Publication Details
Phil. Trans., 149, pt. 2, 837-78. 1859 CE.
Preliminary report, describing the use of the Scheutz Engine no. 3, a Babbage-style difference engine, to prepare life tables. The report's table B1, "Life-Table of Healthy English Districts," printed from stereotype plates produced by the calculator, represents the very first application of a difference engine to medical statistics.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #7388 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/9560 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | on-the-construction-of-lifetables-illustrated-by-a-new-lifetable-of-the-healthy-districts-of-england |