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The Inheritor's Powder : a Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed by Hempel, Sandra is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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This Is The Story Of How An Infamous Murder Case Led To The Birth Of Modern Toxicology. In The 19th Century Criminal Poisoning With Arsenic Was Frighteningly Easy. For A Few Pence And With Few Questions Asked, It Was Possible To Buy Enough Poison To Kill Off An Entire Family, Hence Arsenic's Popular Name: The Inheritor's Powder. Yet If Poisoning Was Easy, It Was A Notoriously Difficult Crime To Prove. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.the Big Square House In The Village -- 2.a Great Chain And Dependency Of Things -- 3.death By Toad Or Insect -- 4.that Good And Pious Man -- 5.there's Not Much In Dying -- 6.a Great Degree Of Inquietude -- 7.corroborative Proof As To The Deleterious Article -- 8.those Low Incompetent Persons -- 9.a Very Active Constable -- 10.the Introduction Of Irritating Matter -- 11.i Never Saw Two Things In Nature More Alike -- 12.she Would Not Risk Her Soul Into Danger -- 13.oh My Poor Mother -- 14.from The Very Brink Of Eternity -- 15.the Sequel Of These Proceedings -- 16.what If The Chymist Should Be Mistaken? -- 17.the Freezing Influence Of Official Neglect. Sandra Hempel. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 249-268) And Index.

Who reads The Inheritor's Powder : a Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed?

Author

Hempel, Sandra

Publisher

Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393240467

Category

science

Subjects

Social Science, Science, History

Rating

3.7 / 5 (69 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14