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02299aam a2200421 a 4500 001 96D8F152AE3711E2ADF40BD6DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130426010133 008 120727s2013 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012023297 020 $a 0199794960 (alk. paper) 020 $a 9780199794966 (alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d IG# $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d CDX $d BWX $d ORX $d UKMGB $d BDX $d JOV $d VP@ $d ILC $d VLR $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk--- 050 00 $a HV8073 $b .O36 2013 082 00 $a 363.25 $2 23 100 1 $a O'Brien, James F., $d 1941- 245 14 $a The scientific Sherlock Holmes : $b cracking the case with science and forensics / $c James F. O'Brien. 260 $a Oxford ; $b Oxford University Press, $c c2013. 300 $a xvii, 175 p. $b ill. ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-166) and index. 505 0 $a How Sherlock Holmes got his start -- Meet the main characters -- Sherlock Holmes : pioneer in forensic science -- Sherlock Holmes : chemist -- Sherlock Holmes : other sciences. 520 $a 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. 650 0 $a Forensic sciences $x History. 650 0 $a Chemistry, Forensic $x History. 650 0 $a Criminal investigation $x History. 650 0 $a Detective and mystery stories, English $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) 650 0 $a Science in literature. 941 $a 6 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214052802.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012012720.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180127042929.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418093130.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826064648.0 952 $l UXAX826 $d 20150508031932.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=96D8F152AE3711E2ADF40BD6DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search