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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... remarkable knowledge of the stars , plants , and animals , " of the Earth he had such a minute and exact Geographical Knowledge , as if he had been by Divine Providence ordained Sur- veyor - General of the whole Terrestrial Orb . " 12 ...
... remarkable knowledge of the stars , plants , and animals , " of the Earth he had such a minute and exact Geographical Knowledge , as if he had been by Divine Providence ordained Sur- veyor - General of the whole Terrestrial Orb . " 12 ...
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... remarkable for his linguistic attainments . We can notice here almost a model for the future author of Religio Medici , who must have found Clayton a sym- pathetic and congenial master . It was clear from the outset that Clayton ...
... remarkable for his linguistic attainments . We can notice here almost a model for the future author of Religio Medici , who must have found Clayton a sym- pathetic and congenial master . It was clear from the outset that Clayton ...
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... remarkable places of this an- cient city , being one of the largest , and certainly af- ter London , one of the noblest of England , for its venerable cathedral , number of stately churches , cleanness of the streets , and buildings of ...
... remarkable places of this an- cient city , being one of the largest , and certainly af- ter London , one of the noblest of England , for its venerable cathedral , number of stately churches , cleanness of the streets , and buildings of ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
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