Poisons: Their Effects and Detection

First published in the late nineteenth century, Poisons: Their Effect and Detection is a landmark work in forensic science. Alexander Wynter Blyth combines chemistry, medicine, and law to explain how poisons act on the human body and how they can be identified with scientific rigor. Clear, methodical, and historically significant, this volume reveals the foundations of moderntoxicology and the scientific pursuit of truth in the courtroom.