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Treatise on Poisons / In relation to medical jurisprudence, physiology, and the practice of physic — Robert, Sir Christison

Treatise on Poisons / In relation to medical jurisprudence, physiology, and the practice of physic

Robert, Sir Christison

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 1015 pages

A classic nineteenth-century medical treatise in essay form, Sir Robert Christison's Treatise on Poisons examines toxic substances in relation to forensic medicine, physiology, and clinical practice. It surveys how poisons act, how they were detected and treated, and how such cases figured in medical jurisprudence. It offers a valuable historical window into early toxicology and Victorian medicine.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. A TREATISE ON POISONS IN RELATION TO MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE, PHYSIOLOGY, AND THE PRACTICE OF PHYSIC.
  2. PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. PART FIRST. OF GENERAL POISONING.
  5. PART SECOND. OF INDIVIDUAL POISONS.
  6. INDEX.
  7. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATE.
  8. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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