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 10
... human sympathy , simply reinforced his sturdy respect for the beliefs and feelings of others . Religio Medici became a moving plea for the freedom of the individual mind and personality , and one of the first great utterances in behalf ...
... human sympathy , simply reinforced his sturdy respect for the beliefs and feelings of others . Religio Medici became a moving plea for the freedom of the individual mind and personality , and one of the first great utterances in behalf ...
Page 68
... human body ; Fallopius , who had given the first cor- rect descriptions of a number of organs - notably the tubes which bear his name , connecting the ovaries with the uterus ; he had opposed the traditional Galenic the- ories ...
... human body ; Fallopius , who had given the first cor- rect descriptions of a number of organs - notably the tubes which bear his name , connecting the ovaries with the uterus ; he had opposed the traditional Galenic the- ories ...
Page 96
... human frame , just as in other branches of knowledge men were attempting to achieve a more satisfying account of the stars and of the earth itself . As he reflected on these ... human body , and life of the human body ? What is tween 96.
... human frame , just as in other branches of knowledge men were attempting to achieve a more satisfying account of the stars and of the earth itself . As he reflected on these ... human body , and life of the human body ? What is tween 96.
Contents
From Cheapside to Winchester | 2 |
Residence in Yorkshire | 90 |
Civil StrifeBrownes Second | 125 |
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