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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Page 83
... characterized him as " highly competent in his profession , ” and stated that he had written of syphilis , " de lue Venereā . ” Could this be a reference to a dissertation on venereal disease written by Browne at Leyden ?
... characterized him as " highly competent in his profession , ” and stated that he had written of syphilis , " de lue Venereā . ” Could this be a reference to a dissertation on venereal disease written by Browne at Leyden ?
Page 147
The audience Browne addressed was , he knew , committed to certain habits of thinking , habits which could not be changed without some reference , at least , to the great names and books which had helped to fix them .
The audience Browne addressed was , he knew , committed to certain habits of thinking , habits which could not be changed without some reference , at least , to the great names and books which had helped to fix them .
Page 204
Although the obvious reference to Browne — and indeed the story itself — is usually regarded as a fabrication , it may contain a germ of truth . The term “ virtuoso " must be understood in its contemporary context .
Although the obvious reference to Browne — and indeed the story itself — is usually regarded as a fabrication , it may contain a germ of truth . The term “ virtuoso " must be understood in its contemporary context .
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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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