Poisons

Poisons
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Publisher : Arcade Publishing
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 1559707615
ISBN-13 : 9781559707619
Rating : 4/5 (619 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Poisons by : Peter Macinnis

Download or read book Poisons written by Peter Macinnis and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book, science writer Peter Macinnis considers poisons in all their aspects. He recounts stories of the celebrated poisoners and poisonings in history and literature, from Nero to Thomas Wainewright, from the death of Socrates to Hamlet and Peter Pan. He discusses the sources of various poisons - from cyanide to strychnine, from Botox to ricin and sarin gas - as well as their detection, the science of their action in the body, and their uses in medicine, cosmetics, politics, war, and terrorism. With wit and precision, he weighs such questions as: Was Lincoln's volatility caused by mercury poisoning? Was Jack the Ripper an arsenic eater? Can wallpaper kill? For anyone who has ever wondered and been afraid to ask, here is a rich miscellany for your secret questions about toxins."--BOOK JACKET.


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