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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He was now keenly aware that England was not the whole world , that there were other peoples , other ways of living . He had traveled through a Europe torn by war and religious controversy , had observed the harsh intolerance of ...
He was now keenly aware that England was not the whole world , that there were other peoples , other ways of living . He had traveled through a Europe torn by war and religious controversy , had observed the harsh intolerance of ...
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The Lord Chief Justice of England , Sir Matthew Hale , dabbled in anatomy and chemistry . John Evelyn himself was an enthusiastic collector and projector of a scheme to provide an institute where scientists could work together .
The Lord Chief Justice of England , Sir Matthew Hale , dabbled in anatomy and chemistry . John Evelyn himself was an enthusiastic collector and projector of a scheme to provide an institute where scientists could work together .
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53–58 , Marjorie Nicolson , “ The Early Stages of Cartesianism in England , ” Studies in Philology , XXVI ( 1929 ) , 356–374 . 12. Works , I , 97 ; II , 39 , 310 ; III , 189 , 301 , Wilkin , II , 285 , n . A. N. Whitehead , Science and ...
53–58 , Marjorie Nicolson , “ The Early Stages of Cartesianism in England , ” Studies in Philology , XXVI ( 1929 ) , 356–374 . 12. Works , I , 97 ; II , 39 , 310 ; III , 189 , 301 , Wilkin , II , 285 , n . A. N. Whitehead , Science and ...
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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 California |
| Digitized | 8 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 319 pages |
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