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 45
... called natural ; for instance , the liver , spleen , belly and intestines . On the same day , at two o'clock in the afternoon , the anatomy reader shall , for the space of two hours , give further instructions in and teach the situation ...
... called natural ; for instance , the liver , spleen , belly and intestines . On the same day , at two o'clock in the afternoon , the anatomy reader shall , for the space of two hours , give further instructions in and teach the situation ...
Page 90
... called The Three Tobacco Pipes . There he so de- lighted the other prisoners with his talk that he was moved to Winchester House , where he was treated with respect and allowed to have his servants . Probably he could have escaped if he ...
... called The Three Tobacco Pipes . There he so de- lighted the other prisoners with his talk that he was moved to Winchester House , where he was treated with respect and allowed to have his servants . Probably he could have escaped if he ...
Page 167
... called , given him by Arthur Dee , and goes on to tell how Dee claimed that he had seen baser metals changed to gold or silver . Years later Browne still had Dee's story vividly in mind , for in a reply to another inquiry by Ashmole he ...
... called , given him by Arthur Dee , and goes on to tell how Dee claimed that he had seen baser metals changed to gold or silver . Years later Browne still had Dee's story vividly in mind , for in a reply to another inquiry by Ashmole he ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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