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 The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison - John Emsley
Newest Review: ... makes chilling reading. In 1958, 46 people died after eating fish from the bay which had been contaminated with mercury from ... more  ... discharges by a chemical company. Incredibly, this was not the first time that this company had caused an incident like this in the bay!
The most famous murder carried out using mercury was of the poet Thomas Overbury. He had been thrown into the Tower of London, so killing him in one of the usual ways was not an option; his enemies had to resort to poison.
Overbury survived three poisonings with mercury (although the attempts left him in a terrible state). He finally succumbed when his poisoners subjected him to...more |
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The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison - John Emsley: Gain an insight into the poisoners 'art' (1202 words)
by - written on 26/04/09 (Very useful, 211 readings)
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Poisoning has been a method of choice for murderers for thousands of years. For much of that time, science was incapable of detecting poisons reliably so many murderers were able to escape justice by using this method. In the past two hundred years or so, science has developed techniques to detect poisonous substances so the poisoners have had the tables turned on them somewhat. This book is a history of the chemical elements that have intentionally and unintentionally been used to poison people. It is not a chemistry textbook, but a popular science book that is simply fascinating. The book concentrates on the elements lead, arsenic, ... Read the complete review
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