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 58
... Paris south to Montpellier in time for the beginning of the medical course in October . * Traveling overland was no easy undertaking in those days . The roads were narrow and rough , the danger from highwaymen great , and the inns of ...
... Paris south to Montpellier in time for the beginning of the medical course in October . * Traveling overland was no easy undertaking in those days . The roads were narrow and rough , the danger from highwaymen great , and the inns of ...
Page 65
... Paris . Nevertheless , the famous ond only to Harvey among English med century , studied at Montpellier , and Bro to ... Paris , who was or admire Browne's Religio Medici . In ch votion to his beloved Faculty of Paris he scornfully re-
... Paris . Nevertheless , the famous ond only to Harvey among English med century , studied at Montpellier , and Bro to ... Paris , who was or admire Browne's Religio Medici . In ch votion to his beloved Faculty of Paris he scornfully re-
Page 66
... Paris had later purchased their degrees at Montpellier . The fame of the Montpellier Faculty , he asserted , was based on Arabic medicine ( which he despised ) and any real knowledge they had was derived from Paris . In this letter he ...
... Paris had later purchased their degrees at Montpellier . The fame of the Montpellier Faculty , he asserted , was based on Arabic medicine ( which he despised ) and any real knowledge they had was derived from Paris . In this letter he ...
Contents
From Cheapside to Winchester | 2 |
Residence in Yorkshire | 90 |
Civil StrifeBrownes Second | 125 |
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