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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... lift , or raise , and point out the parts ) shall demonstrate for the space of two hours the situation , nature , and office of the parts which are commonly called natural ; for instance , the liver , spleen , belly and intestines .
... lift , or raise , and point out the parts ) shall demonstrate for the space of two hours the situation , nature , and office of the parts which are commonly called natural ; for instance , the liver , spleen , belly and intestines .
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... Evelyn was just the sort of man to be drawn to Browne . It was not long after The Garden of Cyrus was published that they became acquainted . Evelyn was planning an ambitious work on horticulture called Elysium Britannicum .
... Evelyn was just the sort of man to be drawn to Browne . It was not long after The Garden of Cyrus was published that they became acquainted . Evelyn was planning an ambitious work on horticulture called Elysium Britannicum .
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... nourished a vigorous Puritan spirit ) . A whispered consultation produced a solution . The name of Dr. Thomas Browne was called , and all eyes turned toward the physician , whose Knight sensitive face , framed by rich brown hair , 218.
... nourished a vigorous Puritan spirit ) . A whispered consultation produced a solution . The name of Dr. Thomas Browne was called , and all eyes turned toward the physician , whose Knight sensitive face , framed by rich brown hair , 218.
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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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