Author: Alfred S. Taylor
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Languages : en
Pages : 540

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Author: Alfred Swaine Taylor
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Category : Medical jurisprudence
Languages : en
Pages : 554

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Author: Helen Barrell
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473883431
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257

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“An engrossing read . . . Her description of the ways in which forensic experiments evolved is as fascinating as the courtroom dramas they accompanied.” —Jess Kidd, The Guardian, “Best Summer Books 2018, as Picked by Writers” A surgeon and chemist at Guys Hospital in London, Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor used new techniques to search the human body for evidence that once had been unseen. As well as tracing poisons, he could identify blood on clothing and weapons, and used hair and fiber analysis to catch killers. Taylor is perhaps best remembered as an expert witness at one of Victorian England’s most infamous trials—that of William Palmer, “The Rugeley Poisoner.” But he was involved in many other intriguing cases, from a skeleton in a carpet bag to a fire that nearly destroyed two towns, and several poisonings in between. Taylor wrote widely on forensic medicine. He gave Charles Dickens a tour of his laboratory, and Wilkie Collins owned copies of his books. His work was known to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and he inspired the creation of fictional forensic detective Dr. Thorndyke. For Dorothy L. Sayers, Taylors books were the back doors to death. From crime scene to laboratory to courtroom and sometimes to the gallows, this is the world of Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor and his fatal evidence. “A must read for any lover of crime writing, criminology, and Victorian cultural history.” —Fortean Times “Totally fascinating . . . Refers to many famous and not-so-famous cases, as well as giving an insight into this clever, enthusiastic, honourable and dedicated man. Very clearly written and very enjoyable read.” —Michelle Birkby, author of The Baker Street Inquiries series

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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 710

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Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 670

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Author: Alfred S Taylor
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022705906
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Alfred S. Taylor's classic work on medical jurisprudence is a comprehensive guide to the forensic aspects of medicine, including principles and practices of coroner's inquests, forensic pathology, death by poisoning, and more. Its illuminating case studies and analyses of legal opinions make this text a valuable resource for medical professionals, students of law, and anyone interested in the interface between medicine and the law. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Alfred S. Taylor
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ISBN: 9781332259298
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 536

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Excerpt from Elements Medical Jurisprudence: Interspersed Interspaced a Copious Selection, Curious of Curious Cases, Analyses of Opinions Delivered at Opinions Inquests In presenting this volume to the Profession, I cannot but feel how imperfectly I have fulfilled the object which I had in view, namely, - of rendering it a practical guide for the Medical Jurist. It has long been an acknowledged fact, that no branch of literature is so deficient in this country, as that of Medical Jurisprudence. A few treatises only have as yet appeared, and these, partly from a want of practical application in the details, and partly in consequence of the medico-legal illustrations being drawn from old and recondite sources, have not succeeded to any great extent, in preparing the British medical practitioner for those duties which he is occasionally called upon to perform. Let it not be considered, that, by these remarks, I intend to derogate from the labours of those of my countrymen, who have preceded me in their literary contributions to this science: - the novelty of the subject of which they were treating, as well as the absolute want of all authorities in their own tongue, are circumstances which satisfactorily account for the deficiencies that exist in their writings; they are indeed deficiencies, belonging to the time at which they wrote, or arising from the paucity of materials upon which they had to work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Association of American Law Schools
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Category : Common law
Languages : en
Pages : 890

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Author: George Milbry Gould
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Category : Abnormalities, Human
Languages : en
Pages : 1008

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Author: Robert Hans van Gulik
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486233375
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305

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Tells of a celebrated seventh-century Chinese magistrate's investigation of a double murder among traveling merchants, the fatal poisoning of a bride on her wedding night, and a murder in a small town