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 62
... importance of the achievements of Galileo , Harvey , and Santorio in establishing repeated experiments and exact measurements as the basis for scientific deductions . Thoughtful ... important a part of Browne's 62 / Sir Thomas Browne.
... importance of the achievements of Galileo , Harvey , and Santorio in establishing repeated experiments and exact measurements as the basis for scientific deductions . Thoughtful ... important a part of Browne's 62 / Sir Thomas Browne.
Page 124
... important problem or " doubt , " in the light of his own reasoning and experiments . THE LOADSTONE Then as now the question of mag- netism was a central problem in the concept of matter . The material on the loadstone and “ bodies ...
... important problem or " doubt , " in the light of his own reasoning and experiments . THE LOADSTONE Then as now the question of mag- netism was a central problem in the concept of matter . The material on the loadstone and “ bodies ...
Page 213
... important matter in religion was its power to guide man's life on earth , but to Browne neither this life nor the afterlife was all- important ; each had its place . He found the mind of man interesting not only for what it can know ...
... important matter in religion was its power to guide man's life on earth , but to Browne neither this life nor the afterlife was all- important ; each had its place . He found the mind of man interesting not only for what it can know ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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