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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Page 149
... observed that it may not " be easily drowned , " for " it lived al- most six days " ; he put spiders in a glass with ... observe whether at birth the young would " break through the belly of the dam , " but this experiment is a failure ...
... observed that it may not " be easily drowned , " for " it lived al- most six days " ; he put spiders in a glass with ... observe whether at birth the young would " break through the belly of the dam , " but this experiment is a failure ...
Page 151
... observations depended largely on the power of the naked eye.1o 10 INQUIRY BY REASON Along with " sense , " that is ... observed knowledge , imperfect though it may be , and not fundamentally opposed to the experimental . Dr. Chalmers ...
... observations depended largely on the power of the naked eye.1o 10 INQUIRY BY REASON Along with " sense , " that is ... observed knowledge , imperfect though it may be , and not fundamentally opposed to the experimental . Dr. Chalmers ...
Page 257
... observed spermatozoa . Von Guericke introduced the air pump ; Hooke and Power reported microscopy ; Newton dis- covered the binomial theorem , proposed the law of gravi- tation , and described the solar spectrum . Boyle defined chemical ...
... observed spermatozoa . Von Guericke introduced the air pump ; Hooke and Power reported microscopy ; Newton dis- covered the binomial theorem , proposed the law of gravi- tation , and described the solar spectrum . Boyle defined chemical ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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