Laws of men and laws of nature : the history of scientific expert testimony in England and America / Tal Golan.

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.

viii, 325 pages : map ; 25 cm

"Where there's muck there's brass": the rise of the modern expert witness -- The common liar, the damned liar, and the scientific expert: the growing problem of expert testimony -- Who shall decide where experts disagree? The Nineteenth-century debates -- Blood will out: distinguishing humans from animals and scientists from charlatans -- The authority of shadows: the law and x-rays -- Science unwanted: the law and psychology.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-313) and index.