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oapen-20.500.12657-493972021-06-02T11:23:09Z Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Wexler, Philip toxins; poisons; Middle ages; Reanaissance; toxicology bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSB Biochemistry::PSBT Toxicology (non-medical) Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance provides an authoritative and fascinating exploration into the use of toxins and poisons in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Part of the History of Toxicology and Environmental Health series, this volume is a follow-up, chronologically, to the first two volumes which explored toxicology in antiquity. The book approximately covers the 1100s through the 1600s, delving into different aspects of toxicology, such as the contributions of scientific scholars of the time, sensational poisoners and poisoning cases, as well as myths. Historical figures, such as the Borgias and Catherine de Medici are discussed. Toxicologists, students, medical researchers, and those interested in the history of science will find insightful and relevant material in this volume. 2021-06-02T11:17:50Z 2021-06-02T11:17:50Z 2017 book 9780128095591 9780128095546 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49397 eng History of Toxicology and Environmental Health Elsevier/Academic Press bc3c4ca1-cc2d-4060-aa92-79940123861b acb14d18-5d5f-406d-9fd6-02ab10df2fc3 9780128095591 9780128095546 192 open access
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Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance provides an authoritative and fascinating exploration into the use of toxins and poisons in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Part of the History of Toxicology and Environmental Health series, this volume is a follow-up, chronologically, to the first two volumes which explored toxicology in antiquity.
The book approximately covers the 1100s through the 1600s, delving into different aspects of toxicology, such as the contributions of scientific scholars of the time, sensational poisoners and poisoning cases, as well as myths. Historical figures, such as the Borgias and Catherine de Medici are discussed. Toxicologists, students, medical researchers, and those interested in the history of science will find insightful and relevant material in this volume.
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