Sorcery and Science POISON Friend and Foe - Hardcover

Poison. sorcery and science, friend and foe. [Transl. from the German by Alistair and Alison Wightman].

Zustand: Sehr gut. 1. Aufl. 175 S. : Ill. (z.T. farb.), Archiv-Ex. VEB Edition Leipzig, in tadellosem Zustand. - Dt. Ausg. u.d.T.: Martinetz, Dieter: Gift. - Poisons and drugs both damaging and beneficial have always played an important part in people's lives. Sorcerers, priests, alchemists and "witches" all used poisons for their own ends, whilst doctors, pharmacists and chemists today work with them and investigate their effects. The purpose of this richly illustrated book is not only to look at the cultural history of poisons, but also to explore the occurrence, extraction, appli-cation and control of animal, vegetable and mineral toxins, as well as the development, pro-duction and use of synthetic poisons. The book teils of the use of poison as a murder weapon and of cases of mass poisoning, and de-scribes the work of famous toxicologists. Parti-cular atteiition is paid to the abuse of poisons as stimulants and narcotics, to poisons which are present in the environment, and to the measures which could be taken to prevent pollution. ISBN 3361001374 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 gebundene Ausgabe mit illustr. Umschl., im Schuber. Artikel-Nr. 911045

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