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History of toxicology and environmental health. Toxicology in Antiquity. Volume 1 /
Toxicology in Antiquity is the first in a series of short format works covering key accomplishments, scientists, and events in the broad field of toxicology, including environmental health and chemical safety. This first volume sets the tone for the series and starts at the very beginning, historica...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Academic Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Toxicology in Ancient Egypt
- 2. The Death of Cleopatra: Suicide by Snakebite or Poisoned by Her Enemies?
- 3. Mithradates of Pontus and His University Antidote
- 4. Theriac Magna: The Glorious Cure-All Remedy
- 5. Nicander, Theriaka and Alexipharmaka: Venoms, Poisons and Literature
- 6. Alexander the Great: A Questionable Death
- 7. Harmful Botanicals
- 8. The Case Against Socrates and His Execution
- 9. The Oracle at Delphi: The Pythia and the Pneuma, Intoxicating Gas Finds and Hypotheses
- 10. The Ancient Gates to Hell and Their Relevance to Geogenic CO2
- 11. Lead Poisoning and the Downfall of Rome
- 12. Poisons, Poisoning and Poisoners in Ancient Rome