Chemistry, Medicine, and Crime

The papers in this volume originated from contributions to the international meeting “Chemistry, Medicine, and Crime: Mateu J. B. Orfila (1787–1853), and His Times” held in Mahon, Minorca on 19 and 20 March 2004. The meeting marked the 150th anniversary of the death of Mateu Orfila, a prominent toxicologist and chemist, whose work was analyzed by historians of science from several European countries. So first we should thank the authors of this book and all the participants in the meeting for their contributions.