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 71
... experimental procedure of his friend and teacher , Galileo . In employing quantitative experiments for the first time , he initiated a new " iatrophysical school , " or merger of medicine and physics . Years later we find Browne ...
... experimental procedure of his friend and teacher , Galileo . In employing quantitative experiments for the first time , he initiated a new " iatrophysical school , " or merger of medicine and physics . Years later we find Browne ...
Page 154
... experiments . THE LOADSTONE magnetism was a central problem in the concept of mat- ter . The material on the ... experimental studies . From that time on , the variation and dip of the needle had aroused the curi- osity of thinking men ...
... experiments . THE LOADSTONE magnetism was a central problem in the concept of mat- ter . The material on the ... experimental studies . From that time on , the variation and dip of the needle had aroused the curi- osity of thinking men ...
Page 171
... experiments " aroused keen interest , and he was asked to repeat some of them . On February 26 , 1662 , he was elected a member . From this point on , Power's experimental activities are frequently mentioned in the records of the ...
... experiments " aroused keen interest , and he was asked to repeat some of them . On February 26 , 1662 , he was elected a member . From this point on , Power's experimental activities are frequently mentioned in the records of the ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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