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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... followed by four years for the doctorate - fourteen in all . Cambridge required eleven . It is hardly credible now that so much time could be given to the study of classical authorities like Galen or Aristotle with but a casual glance ...
... followed by four years for the doctorate - fourteen in all . Cambridge required eleven . It is hardly credible now that so much time could be given to the study of classical authorities like Galen or Aristotle with but a casual glance ...
Page 73
... visiting Rome , Naples , and Florence bef to Leyden . But there are only the vag the route he followed , and his journey to scure as the date of his leaving Padua.28 When , however , he passed through the great quad-
... visiting Rome , Naples , and Florence bef to Leyden . But there are only the vag the route he followed , and his journey to scure as the date of his leaving Padua.28 When , however , he passed through the great quad-
Page 166
... followed the King's defeat at Naseby , Norwich settled down to its daily affairs , and Browne's practice flourished . Each year brought more patients to his door . But the increased income from his fees was off- set by the demands of a ...
... followed the King's defeat at Naseby , Norwich settled down to its daily affairs , and Browne's practice flourished . Each year brought more patients to his door . But the increased income from his fees was off- set by the demands of a ...
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From Cheapside to Winchester | 2 |
Residence in Yorkshire | 90 |
Civil StrifeBrownes Second | 125 |
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