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01835ngm a2200361Ia 4500 001 E12201142AF011DEB9ACD606A8D7520A 005 20230726010106 007 vfucbahou 008 920302s1991 nju026 vleng d 035 $a (OCoLC)25377734 040 $a IDU $c IDU $d SILO $d SILO 245 0 $a The Strange story of Napoleon's wallpaper $h [videorecording] / $c a BBC-TV production in association with Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 260 $a Princeton, N.J. : $b Films for the Humanities & Sciences, $c c1991. 300 $a 1 videocassette (26 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 1/2 in. 440 4 $a The periodic table and the human element ; 500 $a Title on cassette label: Napoleon's wallpaper (Arsenic) 500 $a "FFH 2896" 508 $a Producer, Hendrik Ball ; photography, David Whitson ; music, Malcolm Clarke. 511 2 $a David Jones. 520 $a The program shows the test used on a scrap of Napoleon's wallpaper to determine that it had Scheele's green or copper arsenite on it. Historical research into the conditions of Napoleon's incarceration on St. Helena supplied the remaining details to justify the conclusion that arsenic found in Napoleon's hair resulted not from a poisoning conspiracy, but because dampness made his wallpaper lethal. 538 $a VHS format. 600 00 $a Napoleon $b I, $c Emperor of the French, $d 1769-1821 $x Death and burial. 650 0 $a Chemical elements $x Popular works. 650 0 $a Arsenic $x Popular works. 651 0 $a France $x Biography. $x Biography. 710 2 $a British Broadcasting Corporation. $b Television Service. 740 01 $a Arsenic. 740 01 $a Napoleon's wallpaper. 939 $a 2932086 941 $a 1 945 $a vhs 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160817055714.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E12201142AF011DEB9ACD606A8D7520AInitiate Another SILO Locator Search