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 13
... suggested im- pious and secret arts . Moreover , the medical writers of that day made constant reference to the great Arabian authorities on medicine , who were heathens , and cited as the founder of medical science Galen , a second ...
... suggested im- pious and secret arts . Moreover , the medical writers of that day made constant reference to the great Arabian authorities on medicine , who were heathens , and cited as the founder of medical science Galen , a second ...
Page 30
... suggests poverty . At worst , Thomas's share as one of four children would have been £ 750 , a substantial sum in ... suggested , there might easily have been enough money for his subsequent education . Moreover , it is likely that on ...
... suggests poverty . At worst , Thomas's share as one of four children would have been £ 750 , a substantial sum in ... suggested , there might easily have been enough money for his subsequent education . Moreover , it is likely that on ...
Page 239
... suggests prescriptions in the light of his analysis of their illness . Sir Thomas criticized Edward's lectures for Chirurgeon's Hall and even wrote out sections of them . One amusing example is a suggested addition to an anatomical ...
... suggests prescriptions in the light of his analysis of their illness . Sir Thomas criticized Edward's lectures for Chirurgeon's Hall and even wrote out sections of them . One amusing example is a suggested addition to an anatomical ...
Contents
From Cheapside to Winchester | 2 |
Residence in Yorkshire | 90 |
Civil StrifeBrownes Second | 125 |
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