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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To Mr. Saxe Commins the author is indebted for his generously giving the final draft the benefit of his editorial skill and experience . Mr. Henry Schuman , publisher of the Life of Science Library , has made many wise suggestions ...
To Mr. Saxe Commins the author is indebted for his generously giving the final draft the benefit of his editorial skill and experience . Mr. Henry Schuman , publisher of the Life of Science Library , has made many wise suggestions ...
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a He went on to abuse Browne for his tolerance of Rome , and made a great point of Browne's indifference as to the final possessor of Adam's rib , the latter having been a fiercely debated topic in the seventeenth century .
a He went on to abuse Browne for his tolerance of Rome , and made a great point of Browne's indifference as to the final possessor of Adam's rib , the latter having been a fiercely debated topic in the seventeenth century .
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... accumulation of notes over a long period had resulted in disproportion in treatment and irregularities of style , and that during the recent disturbances of the civil war he had not been able to give the final ordering of the work ...
... accumulation of notes over a long period had resulted in disproportion in treatment and irregularities of style , and that during the recent disturbances of the civil war he had not been able to give the final ordering of the work ...
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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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