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 61
... experimental procedure of his friend and teacher , Galileo . In employing quantitative experiments for the first time , he initiated a new " iatrophysical school , " or * An interesting and moving account of Vesalius , written by one of ...
... experimental procedure of his friend and teacher , Galileo . In employing quantitative experiments for the first time , he initiated a new " iatrophysical school , " or * An interesting and moving account of Vesalius , written by one of ...
Page 107
... experiments into the nature of cold . This gifted amateur , who throughout his life devoted himself to science with professional zeal , became one of the most energetic and discerning of the experimental philosophers . On returning from ...
... experiments into the nature of cold . This gifted amateur , who throughout his life devoted himself to science with professional zeal , became one of the most energetic and discerning of the experimental philosophers . On returning from ...
Page 120
... experiment . " In his article ( chal- lengingly entitled " Sir Thomas Browne , True Scientist " ) Dr. Gordon K. Chalmers lists some of the experiments Browne used to test errors : He rubbed his magnet with garlic and proved that garlic ...
... experiment . " In his article ( chal- lengingly entitled " Sir Thomas Browne , True Scientist " ) Dr. Gordon K. Chalmers lists some of the experiments Browne used to test errors : He rubbed his magnet with garlic and proved that garlic ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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