Project Gutenberg 2013-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 258 Blyth, Alexander Wynter 1844 1921 Blyth, A. Wynter (Alexander Wynter) Poisons, Their Effects and Detection A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Poisons, Their Effects and Detection" by Alexander Wynter Blyth is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive manual for analytical chemists and forensic experts, detailing the nature, effects, and detection methods of various toxic substances. It explores the historical context of poison knowledge, its physiological effects, and diagnostics, proving essential for anyone involved in toxicology or forensic medicine. The beginning of this manual outlines the origins of poison knowledge, highlighting the significance of the word "toxicology" and its connection to ancient practices involving poisons used on weaponry. It references mythological figures associated with poison, such as Hecate and Medea, and sets a tone of intrigue surrounding early toxicological research. Blyth emphasizes how ancient civilizations perceived poisons and the supernatural beliefs attached to them, paving the way through history to modern understandings of toxins and their effects on health and life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42709/42709-h/images/cover.jpg en Poisons RA Text Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry/Physics 3420636 3420757 2024-09-18T04:42:38.361154 2023-09-18T13:05:47.070882 text/html text/html 3441529 2013-05-13T10:23:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1914033 2013-05-13T10:30:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2058646 2024-09-18T04:43:54.217299 application/epub+zip 2122710 2024-09-18T04:42:53.352079 application/epub+zip 1129785 2024-09-18T04:42:45.462092 application/epub+zip 3204593 2024-09-18T04:44:28.988072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2979144 2024-09-18T04:43:43.657843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1918299 2022-09-19T13:42:59.340412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2384497 2024-09-18T04:42:24.774203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2388212 2013-05-13T10:23:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 837313 2013-05-13T10:30:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2379171 2013-05-13T10:24:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 834467 2013-05-13T10:30:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2385042 2013-05-13T10:30:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 833451 2013-05-13T10:30:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21569 2024-09-18T04:44:29.414083 application/rdf+xml 5510 2024-09-18T04:42:46.193099 image/jpeg 1184 2024-09-18T04:42:45.838106 image/jpeg 1905278 2024-09-18T04:42:38.921147 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog