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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... 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 ...
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... 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 problems , he must have been confronted with the challenge ...
... 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 problems , he must have been confronted with the challenge ...
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... human body ? Did the majority of physicians secretly deny the existence of the soul ? Was there truth in the old proverb that two out of every three were atheists ? Even if one accepted the physician as a minister of God who healed for ...
... human body ? Did the majority of physicians secretly deny the existence of the soul ? Was there truth in the old proverb that two out of every three were atheists ? Even if one accepted the physician as a minister of God who healed for ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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