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008 130715s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2013024989
020 _a9780393239713 (hardcover) :
_c$25.95
020 _a0393239713 (hardcover)
035 _a(OCoLC)853618599
_z(OCoLC)812248389
_z(OCoLC)812254123
050 0 0 _aHV6555.G7
_bH46 2013
082 0 0 _a364.152/3092
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092 _a364.1523
_bH491i
100 1 _aHempel, Sandra.
245 1 4 _aThe inheritor's powder :
_ba tale of arsenic, murder, and the new forensic science /
_cSandra Hempel.
250 _aFirst American edition.
264 1 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bW.W. Norton & Company,
_c2013.
300 _aviii, 278 pages ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
500 _aFirst published in London in 2013 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson with subtitle: A cautionary tale of poison, betrayal and greed.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-267) and index.
505 0 0 _tThe fell spirit of the Borgias --
_tThe big square house in the village --
_tA great chain and dependency of things --
_tDeath by toad or insect --
_tThat good and pious man --
_tThere's not much in dying --
_tA great degree of inquietude --
_tCorroborative proof as to the deleterious article --
_tThose low incompetent persons --
_tA very active constable --
_tThe introduction of irritating matter --
_tI never saw two things in nature more alike --
_tShe would not risk her soul into danger --
_tOh my poor mother --
_tFrom the very brink of eternity --
_tThe sequel of these proceedings --
_tWhat if the chymist should be mistaken? --
_tThe freezing influence of official neglect --
_tI went with a lie in my mouth.
520 _aExplores how an infamous murder case led to the birth of modern toxicology.
650 0 _aPoisoning
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aArsenic
_xToxicology
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aMurder
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aToxicology
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aForensic toxicology.
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