Bitter Nemesis
Subtitle: The Intimate History of Strychnine
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: July 16, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9781420053159
Subjects: Forensic Science; History of medicine; History of science; Science; Science/Mathematics; Chemistry - General; Toxicology; Science / Chemistry / General; Pharmacology; History; Strychnine
Description: "Bitter Nemesis: The Intimate History of Strychnine presents a history of the chemical substance from its discovery to present times. Dr. John Buckingham fuses his eclectic interests into a mix of original research spanning realms of history, medicine, literature, chemistry, and forensics."--Jacket.