Hair Analysis Deflates Napoleon Poisoning Theories
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 09:56
in Physics & Chemistry
A detailed analysis of hairs taken from Napoleon’s head at four times in his life casts doubt on the theory that he died from arsenic poisoning.
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