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The scientific Sherlock Holmes : cracking the case with science and forensics /
One of the most popular and widely known characters in all of fiction, Sherlock Holmes has an enduring appeal based largely on his uncanny ability to make the most remarkable deductions from the most mundane facts. O'Brien provides an in-depth look at Holmes's use of science in his investi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | One of the most popular and widely known characters in all of fiction, Sherlock Holmes has an enduring appeal based largely on his uncanny ability to make the most remarkable deductions from the most mundane facts. O'Brien provides an in-depth look at Holmes's use of science in his investigations. He reveals that Holmes was a pioneer of forensic science, making use of fingerprinting well before Scotland Yard itself had adopted the method, and discusses mathematics, physics, biology, astronomy, meteorology, and geology, always in the context of Holmes's exploits. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 175 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-166) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199795031 0199795037 1299456839 9781299456839 9780199311576 0199311579 |