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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... interest was botany , which he had studied in Jerusalem and Egypt . In the latter country he had paid particular atten- tion to the artificial incubation of hen's eggs , then an Egyptian wonder . It is quite possible that Browne's own ...
... interest was botany , which he had studied in Jerusalem and Egypt . In the latter country he had paid particular atten- tion to the artificial incubation of hen's eggs , then an Egyptian wonder . It is quite possible that Browne's own ...
Page 132
... interest in mechanical processes with a capacity for broader knowledge . He went on to study anatomy at Oxford , and was appointed physician - general to Cromwell's army in Ireland , where he successfully superintended the mapping of ...
... interest in mechanical processes with a capacity for broader knowledge . He went on to study anatomy at Oxford , and was appointed physician - general to Cromwell's army in Ireland , where he successfully superintended the mapping of ...
Page 170
... interest in microscopy . It has been pointed out that his remarks on " the minute & capillary channels " between the ... interests were running strong . He wrote of examining insects with a microscope , and in 1656 he was in London ...
... interest in microscopy . It has been pointed out that his remarks on " the minute & capillary channels " between the ... interests were running strong . He wrote of examining insects with a microscope , and in 1656 he was in London ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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