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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... learned the secret of making his students think independently . It is easy to understand his repu- tation as a teacher . Chemistry and Medicine One other interest of Sylvius was the new science of chemistry , which brings us to one of ...
... learned the secret of making his students think independently . It is easy to understand his repu- tation as a teacher . Chemistry and Medicine One other interest of Sylvius was the new science of chemistry , which brings us to one of ...
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... learned enthusiasm shared by the two men , so characteristic of the seventeenth - century mind . Among Browne's miscellaneous papers are at least three short tracts intended for inclusion in the treatise , which somehow or other Evelyn ...
... learned enthusiasm shared by the two men , so characteristic of the seventeenth - century mind . Among Browne's miscellaneous papers are at least three short tracts intended for inclusion in the treatise , which somehow or other Evelyn ...
Page 303
... learned Brown " is commended for showing that disbelief in witches is to the Devil's advantage . 34. Works , V , 252 , 254 ; I , 38–39 . 35. Observations on Religio Medici , in Wilkin , II , 129 . 36. F. Blomefield , An Essay towards a ...
... learned Brown " is commended for showing that disbelief in witches is to the Devil's advantage . 34. Works , V , 252 , 254 ; I , 38–39 . 35. Observations on Religio Medici , in Wilkin , II , 129 . 36. F. Blomefield , An Essay towards a ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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