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The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic-- and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world

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2007

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Formato:	Book
Autor:	Johnson, Steven, 1968-
Título:	The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic-- and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world / Steven Johnson.
Edición:	First Riverhead trade paperback edition.
Editorial, Fecha:	New York : Riverhead Books, 2007. ©2006
Descripción:	299, [2] pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Resumen:	A chronicle of Victorian London's worst cholera outbreak traces the day-by-day efforts of Dr. John Snow, who put his own life on the line in his efforts to prove his previously dismissed contagion theory about how the epidemic was spreading.
Notas:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index. Some Davenport copies may be shelved in Book Club section.
Temas:	1800-1899 Cholera -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century. Cholera -- history Disease Outbreaks -- history History, 19th Century Cholera. Cholera -- London (England) -- History. London
Género:	Informational works.
Contenido:	Monday, August 28 : the night-soil men -- Saturday, September 2 : eyes sunk, lips dark blue -- Sunday, September 3 : the investigator -- Monday, September 4 : that is to say, Jo has not yet died -- Tuesday, September 5 : all smell is disease -- Wednesday, September 6 : building the case -- Friday, September 8 : the pump handle -- Conclusion : the ghost map -- Broad Street revisited --
ISBN:	9781594482694 1594482691
Disponibilidad en sistema:	1
Reservas vigentes:	0
Número de control:	272494
Otro número:	149010628
N.º de artículos del sistema en:	1

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