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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 41
Page 205
... famous diarist , traveler , and antiquarian , John Evelyn , who had dozens of interests and did indeed play the part of virtuoso . But Evelyn also found time to propose clearing the London air of smoke , and in his Sylva , the first ...
... famous diarist , traveler , and antiquarian , John Evelyn , who had dozens of interests and did indeed play the part of virtuoso . But Evelyn also found time to propose clearing the London air of smoke , and in his Sylva , the first ...
Page 210
... famous Mr Tho Brown M.D. , " to whom he credited two specimens " first observed . " Later Browne sent Ray " draughts of birds in colours " and some notes . Some of these are reproduced in the famous edition of Willughby's work on ...
... famous Mr Tho Brown M.D. , " to whom he credited two specimens " first observed . " Later Browne sent Ray " draughts of birds in colours " and some notes . Some of these are reproduced in the famous edition of Willughby's work on ...
Page 226
... famous Arundel marbles , " being extreamly taken with the noblenesse of that ancient work . " He dined with his sister Anne , visited " my dear sister Cot- trell " ( possibly the sister who married Sir Charles Cot- trell , or his son ) ...
... famous Arundel marbles , " being extreamly taken with the noblenesse of that ancient work . " He dined with his sister Anne , visited " my dear sister Cot- trell " ( possibly the sister who married Sir Charles Cot- trell , or his son ) ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
15 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
anatomy ancient Anthony à Wood Bacon Broadgates Browne's Browne's library Cambridge chapter Charles Church Clayton College contemporaries copy death discourse dissected Doctor Dorothy early edition Edward Browne England English essay experimental experiments faculty famous father followed Galen Galileo Garden of Cyrus Gresham College Gui Patin Harvey hath Henry Henry Oldenburg History of Medicine interest John Evelyn knowledge later Latin learned lectures letters Leyden lived London Lushington magnet manuscript ment mentioned mind Montpellier natural Norfolk Norwich notebooks notes observed Osler Oxford Padua Paris passages patients Patin Pembroke Pembroke College person Philosophy physician portrait practice printed probably Puritan quincunx Religio Medici remarkable Royal Society Royalist scientific seems seventeenth century Shibden Hall Sir Kenelm Digby Sir Thomas Browne studies things thought tion treatise University unto Urn Burial Vulgar Errors Whitefoot wich Wilkin William Winchester writings wrote young