 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1869 - 862 páginas
...mortality is attempted to be reduced to a certain standard. " This is a mere speculation," they observe, "never yet tried in practice, and consequently subject,...experiments, to various chances in the execution." Further, considering that the general tables include both healthy and unhealthy lives, they thought... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1869 - 858 páginas
...mortality is attempted to be reduced to a certain standard. " This is a mere speculation," they observe, "never yet tried in practice, and consequently subject,...experiments, to various chances in the execution.'' Further, considering that the general tables include both healthy and unhealthy lives, they thought... | |
 | 1881 - 944 páginas
...is attempted to be " reduced to a certain standard. ' This is a mere speculation,' they " observe, 'never yet tried in practice, and consequently subject,...experiments, to various chances in the execution.' " The petition was dismissed, but the society (the Equitable) was formed, and in spite of the gloomy prognostications... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1882 - 1050 páginas
...mortality is attempted to be reduced to a certain standard. " This is a mere speculation," they observe, "never yet tried in practice, and consequently subject, like all other experiments, to Tarioufl chances in the execution." In 1867, at Dundee, I had myself the great honour of presiding... | |
 | Frederick Clifford - 1887 - 1008 páginas
...Breslau tables, " whereby the chance of mortality is attempted to be reduced to a certain standard : a mere speculation never yet tried in practice, and...subject, like all other experiments, to various chances." So the company were punished for their prudence in acting upon the best data they could procure. Referring... | |
 | Yale University - 1904 - 260 páginas
...and death whereby the chance of mortality is attempted to be reduced to a certain standard: this is mere speculation, never yet tried in practice, and...experiments, to various chances in the execution." It was pointed out furthermore that the tables from which the premiums were derived were the bills... | |
 | Miles Menander Dawson - 1905 - 418 páginas
...upon the truth of certain calculations taken upon the tables of life and death, whereby the change of mortality is attempted to be reduced to a certain...which the calculations are built are the Bills of Mort. of London, and the Breslau tables, and admitting them to be strictly accurate (of which there... | |
 | John M. Holcombe - 1908 - 182 páginas
...and death whereby the chance of mortality is attempted to be reduced to a certain standard: this is mere speculation, never yet tried in practice, and...experiments, to various chances in the execution." It was pointed out furthermore that the tables from which the premiums were derived were the bills... | |
 | Heinrich Braun - 1925 - 444 páginas
...Prämienberechnung, das wurde von den höchsten juristischen Beamten des Landes mit den Worten abgetan „this is a mere speculation, never yet tried in...experiments to various chances in the execution". Aber die Gründer ließen sich nicht entmutigen: sie hatten die Überzeugung, daß ihr Plan ausführbar... | |
 | William Aspray, Philip Kitcher - 1988 - 396 páginas
...mathematical basis, Whereby the chance of mortality is attempted to be reduced to a certain standard ... is a mere speculation, never yet tried in practice,...experiments, to various chances in the execution. . . ,26 And even the Equitable does not seem to have been entirely persuaded of the reliability of... | |
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The Success of this Scheme must depend upon the' Truth of certain Calculations taken upon Tables of Life and Death, whereby the Chance of Mortality is attempted to be reduced to a certain Standard : this is a mere Speculation, never yet tried in Practice,... 
