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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... Oxford . In 1619 , Savile had endowed at Oxford professorships in geometry and astronomy , insisting that the latter deal with optics and the Copernican system , and in 1621 his son - in - law , William Sedley , founded a lectureship in ...
... Oxford . In 1619 , Savile had endowed at Oxford professorships in geometry and astronomy , insisting that the latter deal with optics and the Copernican system , and in 1621 his son - in - law , William Sedley , founded a lectureship in ...
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... Oxford to learn shoemaking as prac- ticing physic . " 19 It was still possible , moreover , to obtain a medical degree without benefit of Oxford or Cambridge . The Archbishop of Canterbury could give a degree in medicine , as could the ...
... Oxford to learn shoemaking as prac- ticing physic . " 19 It was still possible , moreover , to obtain a medical degree without benefit of Oxford or Cambridge . The Archbishop of Canterbury could give a degree in medicine , as could the ...
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... Oxford " ( Works , II , 107 ) . 16. Works , VI , 82 , R. T. Gunther , Early Science in Oxford , Oxford , 1925 , III , 252–253 . 17. Athena , IV , 56–59 and Fasti , I , 426 , 451. Dr. Johnson ( Wilkin I , xviii ) dated Browne's A.B. Jan ...
... Oxford " ( Works , II , 107 ) . 16. Works , VI , 82 , R. T. Gunther , Early Science in Oxford , Oxford , 1925 , III , 252–253 . 17. Athena , IV , 56–59 and Fasti , I , 426 , 451. Dr. Johnson ( Wilkin I , xviii ) dated Browne's A.B. Jan ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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