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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Page 76
... Halifax , there is an entry that James Foxcroft , of the Cross , formerly of Upper Shibden Hall , was Constable in 1638. He seems to have built the Hall or added to it , let it to Dr. Browne in 1634 , and gone to live in Halifax.1 The ...
... Halifax , there is an entry that James Foxcroft , of the Cross , formerly of Upper Shibden Hall , was Constable in 1638. He seems to have built the Hall or added to it , let it to Dr. Browne in 1634 , and gone to live in Halifax.1 The ...
Page 79
... Halifax to " shew his Skill , and gain Respect in the World , " taking advantage of his " vacant Hours " for writing . Shibden Hall and the Powers Halifax was then not a very large town . Situated in barren and hilly country , it had ...
... Halifax to " shew his Skill , and gain Respect in the World , " taking advantage of his " vacant Hours " for writing . Shibden Hall and the Powers Halifax was then not a very large town . Situated in barren and hilly country , it had ...
Page 135
... Halifax , the Powers , whom he had known in his days at Shibden Hall . To young Henry Power , at Christ's College , Browne wrote a compact set of directions for medical education , stating both what the student should do and what he ...
... Halifax , the Powers , whom he had known in his days at Shibden Hall . To young Henry Power , at Christ's College , Browne wrote a compact set of directions for medical education , stating both what the student should do and what he ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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