A Comparative View of the Mortality of the Human Species, at All Ages. Black William
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| The station and rank of our planet amongst the celestial orbs, | 1 |
| The solar system and stars, | 3 |
| The earth’s figure, magnitude, motion, | 4 |
| Of the moon, | 7 |
| The investing elements of the earth, | |
| Heat and light, | 8 |
| Atmosphere and winds, &c. | 10 |
| Rain, snow, &c. | 11 |
| Electrical emanation, | 12 |
| The earth’s division into land and water, and into continents, | 13 |
| The situation of the human species upon the earth, | 14 |
| The number of the human species, | 15 |
| The multiplication of the human species, | 19 |
| The distinction of the human species into classes, | 21 |
| Mankind diversified by civilization, | 22 |
| The inhabitants of cities, towns, and country, constitute other groups of society, | 24 |
| The human species diversified by their ages, | 25 |
| The distinction of the sexes into male and female, form two important groups, | 27 |
| The comparative produce of marriages in city and country, | 28 |
| The general proportion of births to the mortality in various kingdoms, | 30 |
| The comparative births of males and females, | 32 |
| Of public registers, of births, burials, and diseases, | 35 |
| The primary orders of medical architecture not yet established, | 37 |
| The mortality of the human race in city and country, and from birth to the extreme of existence, | 38 |
| Of longevity, | 43 |
| Comparative mortality of males and females, | 44 |
| Comparative mortality of husband and wife, | 45 |
| Comparative longevity in the married and single state, | 47 |
| Comparative mortality of the seasons, | 48 |
| A general abstract of human mortality in city and country, and throughout the globe, | 49 |
| The probabilities or expectation of life, | 51 |
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A general chart of mortality in city and country, and in |