Ian Burney 
Poison, detection and the Victorian imagination [EPUB ebook] 

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This fascinating book looks at the phenomenon of murder and poisoning in the nineteenth century. Focusing on the case of William Palmer, a medical doctor who in 1856 was convicted of murder by poisoning, it examines how his case baffled toxicologists, doctors, detectives and judges. The investigation commences with an overview of the practice of toxicology in the Victorian era, and goes on to explore the demands imposed by legal testimony on scientific work to convict criminals. In addressing Palmer’s trial, Burney focuses on the testimony of Alfred Swaine Taylor, a leading expert on poisons, and integrates the medical, legal and literary evidence to make sense of the trial itself and the sinister place of poison in wider Victorian society.
Ian Burney has produced an exemplary work of cultural history, mixing a keen understanding of the contemporary social and cultural landscape with the scientific and medical history of the period.

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Ian Burney is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester

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язык английский ● Формат EPUB ● страницы 208 ● ISBN 9781526158635 ● Размер файла 2.2 MB ● издатель Manchester University Press ● город Manchester ● Страна GB ● опубликованный 2021 ● Загружаемые 24 месяцы ● валюта EUR ● Код товара 7741008 ● Защита от копирования Adobe DRM
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