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 58
... Paris had later purchased their degrees at Montpellier . The fame of the Montpellier Faculty , he asserted , was based on Arabic medicine ( which he despised ) and any real knowledge they had was derived from Paris . In this letter he ...
... Paris had later purchased their degrees at Montpellier . The fame of the Montpellier Faculty , he asserted , was based on Arabic medicine ( which he despised ) and any real knowledge they had was derived from Paris . In this letter he ...
Page 179
... Paris — a bit ill at ease in Roman Catholic churches , but observing everything care- fully , and pleased to obtain a room in the Rue St. Zacharie for seven livres a month.8 Edward's journal of his stay in Paris is crammed with accounts ...
... Paris — a bit ill at ease in Roman Catholic churches , but observing everything care- fully , and pleased to obtain a room in the Rue St. Zacharie for seven livres a month.8 Edward's journal of his stay in Paris is crammed with accounts ...
Page 181
... Paris , Edward suffered a serious illness , with sweating , weakness , loss of weight , intestinal pains , diarrhea , and urinary inflammation - no doubt aggra- vated by crude attempts at treatment . His journal entries , telling of ...
... Paris , Edward suffered a serious illness , with sweating , weakness , loss of weight , intestinal pains , diarrhea , and urinary inflammation - no doubt aggra- vated by crude attempts at treatment . His journal entries , telling of ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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