Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & FaithCollier Books, 1961 - 251 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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... Cambridge required eleven . It is hardly credible now that so much time could be given to the study of classical authorities like Galen or Aristotle with but a casual glance at the process of anatomical dissection and hardly any first ...
... Cambridge required eleven . It is hardly credible now that so much time could be given to the study of classical authorities like Galen or Aristotle with but a casual glance at the process of anatomical dissection and hardly any first ...
Page 78
... Cambridge . * To be sure , the statutory rules were not always strictly enforced ; but when it chose , the Royal College could deal summarily with those who dared challenge its authority . In the reign of Charles I , a Dr. Whitaker was ...
... Cambridge . * To be sure , the statutory rules were not always strictly enforced ; but when it chose , the Royal College could deal summarily with those who dared challenge its authority . In the reign of Charles I , a Dr. Whitaker was ...
Page 239
... Cambridge , 1908 , pp . 81-82 . 19. W. E. Houghton , Jr. , " The English Virtuoso in the Seven- teenth Century , " Journal_of_the_History of Ideas , III ( 1942 ) , 51-73 ; 190-219 . See Works , VI , 307 . 20. For the dates of the ...
... Cambridge , 1908 , pp . 81-82 . 19. W. E. Houghton , Jr. , " The English Virtuoso in the Seven- teenth Century , " Journal_of_the_History of Ideas , III ( 1942 ) , 51-73 ; 190-219 . See Works , VI , 307 . 20. For the dates of the ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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