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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... dissected sixty bodies , a remarkable number for that time . Although he had been dead some years when Browne was at ... dissections is evident in the rich paintings by Dutch artists of the time . The demonstrator is us- ually ...
... dissected sixty bodies , a remarkable number for that time . Although he had been dead some years when Browne was at ... dissections is evident in the rich paintings by Dutch artists of the time . The demonstrator is us- ually ...
Page 226
... dissected , during his lifetime , one hundred human brains . Edward also saw a private museum near St. Paul's , as well as the famous Arundel marbles , " being extreamly taken with the noblenesse of that ancient work . " He dined with ...
... dissected , during his lifetime , one hundred human brains . Edward also saw a private museum near St. Paul's , as well as the famous Arundel marbles , " being extreamly taken with the noblenesse of that ancient work . " He dined with ...
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... dissection pro- vides whole paragraphs of anatomical details . It was , Sir Thomas thought , " the first oestridge dissected in Eng- land , at least to any purpose . " Along with such varied topics in the letters go Dame Dorothy's ...
... dissection pro- vides whole paragraphs of anatomical details . It was , Sir Thomas thought , " the first oestridge dissected in Eng- land , at least to any purpose . " Along with such varied topics in the letters go Dame Dorothy's ...
Contents
From Cheapside to Winchester | 2 |
Residence in Yorkshire | 90 |
Civil StrifeBrownes Second | 125 |
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