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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... human body ; Fallopius , who had given the first cor- rect descriptions of a number of organs - notably the tubes which bear his name , connecting the ovaries with the uterus ; he had opposed the traditional Galenic the- ories ...
... human body ; Fallopius , who had given the first cor- rect descriptions of a number of organs - notably the tubes which bear his name , connecting the ovaries with the uterus ; he had opposed the traditional Galenic the- ories ...
Page 96
... human frame , just as in other branches of knowledge men were attempting to achieve a more satisfying account of the stars and of the earth itself . As he reflected on these problems , he must have been confronted with the challenge ...
... human frame , just as in other branches of knowledge men were attempting to achieve a more satisfying account of the stars and of the earth itself . As he reflected on these problems , he must have been confronted with the challenge ...
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... humanity . Deeply perceptive , tolerant , and wise , he was a skillful and devoted physician , with an Englishman's ... human beings — these best of all lessons you must learn now or never - and these are some of the lessons which may ...
... humanity . Deeply perceptive , tolerant , and wise , he was a skillful and devoted physician , with an Englishman's ... human beings — these best of all lessons you must learn now or never - and these are some of the lessons which may ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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