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Comment author: Lumifer 14 October 2014 06:45:23PM 9 points [-]

This looks interesting. Abstract:

I analyze the age at death of 121,524 European nobles from 800 to 1800. Longevity began increasing long before 1800 and the Industrial Revolution, with marked increases around 1400 and again around 1650. Declines in violence contributed to some of this increase, but the majority must reflect other changes in individual behavior. The areas of North-West Europe which later witnessed the Industrial Revolution achieved greater longevity than the rest of Europe even by 1000 AD. The data suggest that the 'Rise of the West' originates before the Black Death.

Comment author: hyporational 15 October 2014 03:48:36AM 1 point [-]

Seconded. Damn paywalls.

Comment author: Lumifer 15 October 2014 04:56:04AM 3 points [-]

Damn paywalls.

Huh? The paper is freely available from the link.

Comment author: hyporational 15 October 2014 12:38:13PM 0 points [-]

Was browsing with my phone, didn't render the page properly it seems.

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