Tables; xvi+326pp; new endpapers.
William Morgan [1750-1833] was Actuary to the Society for Equitable Assurances. He used probability equations to determine the Society's exposure to risk and hence the value of their assets. This work is a revision of his 'Doctrine of Annuities and Assurances on Lives and Survivorships Stated and Explained' published in 1779. 'Morgan ranks high among the pioneers of scientific life assurance in England' Oxford DNB.
Tables; xvi+326pp; new endpapers.
William Morgan [1750-1833] was Actuary to the Society for Equitable Assurances. He used probability equations to determine the Society's exposure to risk and hence the value of their assets. This work is a revision of his 'Doctrine of Annuities and Assurances on Lives and Survivorships Stated and Explained' published in 1779. 'Morgan ranks high among the pioneers of scientific life assurance in England' Oxford DNB.
| Binding | 8vo contemp. half calf armorial gilt, arms of Signet Library, Edinburgh in centre of covers, rebacked, wear on corners, |
| Publication | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1821. |
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