| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 175 pages) : illustrations |
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data file rda |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-166) and index. |
| Contents |
How Sherlock Holmes got his start -- Meet the main characters -- Sherlock Holmes : pioneer in forensic science -- Sherlock Holmes : chemist -- Sherlock Holmes : other sciences. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Holmes, Sherlock.
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Holmes, Sherlock. (OCoLC)fst01906994
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Forensic sciences -- History.
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Chemistry, Forensic -- History.
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Criminal investigation -- History.
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Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism.
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Science in literature.
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LAW -- Forensic Science.
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Chemistry, Forensic. (OCoLC)fst00853484
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Criminal investigation. (OCoLC)fst00883201
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Detective and mystery stories, English. (OCoLC)fst00891515
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Forensic sciences. (OCoLC)fst00932011
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Science in literature. (OCoLC)fst01108731
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: O'Brien, James F., 1941- Scientific Sherlock Holmes. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013 9780199794966 (DLC) 2012023297 (OCoLC)795177479 |
| ISBN |
9780199795031 (electronic bk.) |
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0199795037 (electronic bk.) |
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