title: The evolution of methods for estimating the time of death from body temperature.
abstract: A chronological survey is offered of the development of concepts and techniques to use body temperature in the estimation of time since death. For a century and a half, this method has been investigated, though accuracy still cannot be claimed, especially in operational conditions.
authors.affiliation: University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, U.K.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013997:Time Factors