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What killed Charles II? Who thought he had discovered the perfect poison? Why did hatters go mad? This is an account of murderous chemical elements. Through stories of innocent blunders, poisoners of various hues - cold, cunning, desperate - and deaths that remain a mystery, it uncovers the dark side of the Periodic Table.
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The Elements of Murder, John Emsley
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- 2006
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- Title
- The Elements of Murder
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Emsley
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0192806009
- ISBN13
- 9780192806000
- Description
- What killed Charles II? Who thought he had discovered the perfect poison? Why did hatters go mad? This is an account of murderous chemical elements. Through stories of innocent blunders, poisoners of various hues - cold, cunning, desperate - and deaths that remain a mystery, it uncovers the dark side of the Periodic Table.