The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00ARBXCWU
Publish date: April 28th 2005
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Pages no: 436
Edition language: English
He was 32-years-old but had gone grey, which he jokingly said was due to quicksilver. Although there is no connection between the two, there is a link between the body burden of several metals and their level in hair. Mercury, lead, arsenic, and antimony, are particularly attracted to the sulphur at...
This book is unique and very worthwhile to read! I would count it as a 'living book' about chemistry. Living because while it explains the chemistry behind many elements known now to be poisonous, it is told not from a dry technical perspective but within the context of people that were affected b...
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