Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & FaithA 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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18 15 " Fair Padua " There is no certainty as to the time Browne spent at Montpellier or the route he took through France and Italy . The only fixed date is December , 1633 , when he registered at Leyden .
18 15 " Fair Padua " There is no certainty as to the time Browne spent at Montpellier or the route he took through France and Italy . The only fixed date is December , 1633 , when he registered at Leyden .
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“ I remember a Doctor in Physick , of Italy , ” he writes in Religio Medici , “ who could not perfectly believe the immortality of the Soul , because Galen seemed to make a doubt thereof . " Or again , he recalls arguing over a Biblical ...
“ I remember a Doctor in Physick , of Italy , ” he writes in Religio Medici , “ who could not perfectly believe the immortality of the Soul , because Galen seemed to make a doubt thereof . " Or again , he recalls arguing over a Biblical ...
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TRAVELS IN FRANCE AND ITALY Edward's plans of traveling widely in Europe were temporarily shattered when Sir Thomas wrote that " hee could not spare mee any longer than Michaelmas , which put mee into Dolefull dumps and spoild all the ...
TRAVELS IN FRANCE AND ITALY Edward's plans of traveling widely in Europe were temporarily shattered when Sir Thomas wrote that " hee could not spare mee any longer than Michaelmas , which put mee into Dolefull dumps and spoild all the ...
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Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & Faith Issue 16 of Life of science library |
| Author | Jeremiah Stanton Finch |
| Publisher | Schuman, 1950 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 319 pages |
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