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Wellcome Library Insights: Poison

Name: Wellcome Library Insights: Poison
Start: 2015-04-16T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2015-04-16T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Wellcome Collection

16 April, 2015 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Free

Tales of poisonings have had a hold on the popular imagination for centuries, often blurring truth and fiction.

Do untraceable poisons exist? Were there really poison epidemics in the 1850s? Why do so many murderous doctors choose poisoning? And how can the same toxic substances help save your life?

We delve into the archives for answer.

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Details

Date:: 16 April, 2015
Time:: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost:: Free
Event Categories:: 04 (Apr), Free event, Talk, Wellcome Collection, Workshop
Event Tags:: history of science, medicine, poison, toxic chemicals, toxicology
Website:: http://wellcomecollection.org/events/poison?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Library%20Insights%3A%20Poison&utm_campaign=MC-6296.%20WC%20What%27s%20on%20eflyer%20April

Organizer

: Wellcome Collection
Phone:: +44 (0)20 7611 2222
Website:: http://www.wellcomecollection.org/

Venue

Wellcome Collection; 183 Euston Road
London, NW1 2BE United Kingdom + Google Map
Phone:: +44 (0)20 7611 2222
Website:: http://www.wellcomecollection.org/