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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... knowledge of the stars , plants , and animals , " of the Earth he had such a minute and exact Geographical Knowledge , as if he had been by Divine Providence ordained Sur- veyor - General of the whole Terrestrial Orb . ” 12 It mattered ...
... knowledge of the stars , plants , and animals , " of the Earth he had such a minute and exact Geographical Knowledge , as if he had been by Divine Providence ordained Sur- veyor - General of the whole Terrestrial Orb . ” 12 It mattered ...
Page 132
... knowledge . He went on to study anatomy at Oxford , and was appointed physician - general to Cromwell's army in Ireland , where he successfully superintended the mapping of the coun- try . " A proper handsome man , " said Aubrey ...
... knowledge . He went on to study anatomy at Oxford , and was appointed physician - general to Cromwell's army in Ireland , where he successfully superintended the mapping of the coun- try . " A proper handsome man , " said Aubrey ...
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... knowledge . It is , rather , the pooled ex- perience of mankind , what is plausible and acceptable to any thinking person . In contrast to the refined , the- oretical reason of the medieval schoolmen - what we to- day would call ...
... knowledge . It is , rather , the pooled ex- perience of mankind , what is plausible and acceptable to any thinking person . In contrast to the refined , the- oretical reason of the medieval schoolmen - what we to- day would call ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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