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100 1 _aO'Brien, James.
_eauthor
245 1 4 _aThe Scientific Sherlock Holmes :
_bCracking the Case with Science and Forensics /
_cJames O'Brien.
264 1 _aCary :
_bOxford University Press, Incorporated,
_c2013.
264 4 _c©2012.
300 _a1 online resource (196 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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505 0 _aIntroduction -- 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.
520 _aThe 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.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aForensic sciences
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_xHistory.
650 0 _aChemistry, Forensic
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_xHistory.
650 0 _aCriminal investigation
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_xHistory.
650 0 _aDetective and mystery stories, English
_986108
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aHolmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character).
650 0 _aScience in literature.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aO'Brien, James
_tThe Scientific Sherlock Holmes
_dCary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2013
_z9780199794966
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
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