Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & FaithSchuman, 1950 - 319 pages A study of Sir Thomas Browne, a seventeenth century physician who was deeply concerned with his own faith at a time of religious strife and of new interest in science, and the remarkable age in which he lived. |
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Page 225
... dissection and to hear Dr. Christopher Terne deliver the first of a series of six lec- tures . Terne was assistant ... dissected corpse . He noted in his journal that he saw there " divers sorts of outlandish deer , Guiny sheep , a ...
... dissection and to hear Dr. Christopher Terne deliver the first of a series of six lec- tures . Terne was assistant ... dissected corpse . He noted in his journal that he saw there " divers sorts of outlandish deer , Guiny sheep , a ...
Page 226
... dissected , during his lifetime , one hundred human brains . Edward also saw a private museum near St. Paul's , as well as the famous Arundel marbles , " being extreamly taken with the noblenesse of that ancient work . " He dined with ...
... dissected , during his lifetime , one hundred human brains . Edward also saw a private museum near St. Paul's , as well as the famous Arundel marbles , " being extreamly taken with the noblenesse of that ancient work . " He dined with ...
Page 256
... dissection pro- vides whole paragraphs of anatomical details . It was , Sir Thomas thought , " the first oestridge dissected in Eng- land , at least to any purpose . " Along with such varied topics in the letters go Dame Dorothy's ...
... dissection pro- vides whole paragraphs of anatomical details . It was , Sir Thomas thought , " the first oestridge dissected in Eng- land , at least to any purpose . " Along with such varied topics in the letters go Dame Dorothy's ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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