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The
Science
of
Sherlock
Holmes
From Baskerville Hall
to the Valley of Fear,
the Real Forensics Behind
the Great Detective’s
Greatest Cases
e . j . wa g n e r
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
The
Science
of
Sherlock
Holmes
From Baskerville Hall
to the Valley of Fear,
the Real Forensics Behind
the Great Detective’s
Greatest Cases
e . j . wa g n e r
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Copyright © 2006 by E. J. Wagner. All rights reserved.
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
Published simultaneously in Canada
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Plain Language of Diseases of Men, Women, and Children
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A Manual of Med-
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by Henry C. Chapman (Philadelphia, 1893).
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Wagner, E. J.
The science of Sherlock Holmes : from Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the real forensics
behind the great detective’s greatest cases / E. J. Wagner.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-64879-6 (cloth)
ISBN-10: 0-471-64879-5 (cloth)
1. Forensic sciences—History. 2. Criminal investigation—History. 3. Holmes, Sherlock
(Fictitious character) I. Title.
HV8073.W34 2006
363.25—dc22
2005022236
Printed in the United States of America
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