03491nam a22005173i 4500 EBC1100055 MiAaPQ 20221205172809.0 m o d | cr cnu|||||||| 211129s2013 xx o ||||0 eng d 9780199795031 (electronic bk.) 9780199794966 (MiAaPQ)EBC1100055 (Au-PeEL)EBL1100055 (CaPaEBR)ebr10686685 (CaONFJC)MIL476933 (OCoLC)846995964 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ HV8073 .O36 2013 363.25 O'Brien, James. author The Scientific Sherlock Holmes : Cracking the Case with Science and Forensics / James O'Brien. Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2013. ©2012. 1 online resource (196 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Introduction -- Codes -- The Sherlockian Canon: Review of the Contents -- 1. How Sherlock Holmes Got His Start -- 1.1. Arthur Conan Doyle -- 1.2. The Influence of Edgar Allan Poe -- 1.3. The Influence of Dr. Joseph Bell -- 2. Meet the Main Characters -- 2.1. Sherlock Holmes -- 2.2. Dr. John H. Watson -- 2.3. Professor James Moriarty -- 2.4. Other Important Characters -- 3. Sherlock Holmes: Pioneer in Forensic Science -- 3.1. The Methods of Bertillon -- 3.2. Fingerprints -- 3.3. Footprints -- 3.4. Handwritten Documents -- 3.5. Printed Documents -- 3.6. Cryptology -- 3.7. Dogs -- 3.8. Conclusion -- 4. Sherlock Holmes: Chemist -- 4.1. Introduction: Profound or Eccentric? -- 4.2. Coal-tar Derivatives and Dyes -- 4.3. Chemical Poisons -- 4.4. Asimov's View: Holmes the Blundering Chemist -- 4.5. Other Chemicals -- 4.6. Conclusion: Profound or Eccentric? -- 5. Sherlock Holmes: Other Sciences -- 5.1. Mathematics -- 5.2. Biology -- 5.3. Physics -- 5.4. Other Sciences -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index. The Scientific Sherlock Holmes connects Holmes' vegetable poisons with concepts in botany, his use of fingerprinting with forensic science, and carbon monoxide poisoning and hemoglobin tests with concepts in chemistry, thus integrating the Holmes stories with all branches of science. Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. Forensic sciences 97887 History. Chemistry, Forensic 72300 History. Criminal investigation 82132 History. Detective and mystery stories, English 86108 History and criticism. Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character). Science in literature. Electronic books. Print version: O'Brien, James The Scientific Sherlock Holmes Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2013 9780199794966 ProQuest (Firm) https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1100055 Acceso Remoto https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1100055 Acceso en el Campus PUCPR lcc 7 296896 296896 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 45 2021-12-07 0 363.25 EBC1100055 2021-12-07 00:00:00 2021-12-07 7 0 0 lcc 0 0 12 12 45 2022-12-05 0 HV8073 .O36 2013 50000003295648 2022-12-05 00:00:00 Ebook c. 1 2022-12-05 7