A Grauntian Perspective on Contemporary British Mortality - Professor Michael Murphy
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Channel: Gresham College · 2013 · Education
This is a lecture from the conference that marks the 350th anniversary of the publication of John Graunt's London Bills of Mortality in 1662. Speakers present the current 'state-of-the-art' of mortality studies in the UK, Europe and beyond, with consideration to the influence of Graunt. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/mortality-past-and-present-john-graunts-bills-of-mortality-part-two Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There is currently nearly 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gresham-College/14011689941
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