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 165
... tion noticed , Vulgar Errors is a cautious book . A realiza- tion of the immensity of the unknown regions of knowl- edge , a humility about what is known , a willingness to suspend judgment - these attitudes combine in the theme of ...
... tion noticed , Vulgar Errors is a cautious book . A realiza- tion of the immensity of the unknown regions of knowl- edge , a humility about what is known , a willingness to suspend judgment - these attitudes combine in the theme of ...
Page 214
... tion , which was heightened for Norwich residents when Dr. Thomas Browne was summoned to give testimony . Browne was then fifty - nine , at the height of his reputa- tion , that being the year of his election to the Royal College of ...
... tion , which was heightened for Norwich residents when Dr. Thomas Browne was summoned to give testimony . Browne was then fifty - nine , at the height of his reputa- tion , that being the year of his election to the Royal College of ...
Page 217
... tion of their wichcrafts or whether the parties ac- cused or suffering have been guiltie of that abomi- nation , or persons under such affliction suffered from such hands . In ancient time wee reade of many possessed & probably there ...
... tion of their wichcrafts or whether the parties ac- cused or suffering have been guiltie of that abomi- nation , or persons under such affliction suffered from such hands . In ancient time wee reade of many possessed & probably there ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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