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
... lectures comprising a complete dis- section , in addition to one on the skeleton , he had satisfied that part of the university requirements . The medical students themselves did not dissect . For that matter , neither did the lecturer ...
... lectures comprising a complete dis- section , in addition to one on the skeleton , he had satisfied that part of the university requirements . The medical students themselves did not dissect . For that matter , neither did the lecturer ...
Page 46
... lectures were given in English as well as in Latin and were not limited to " the exposition of some part of Galen or Hippocratis . " 20 The Royal College of Physicians , moreover , had a lecture in sur- gery , founded in 1582 by Lord ...
... lectures were given in English as well as in Latin and were not limited to " the exposition of some part of Galen or Hippocratis . " 20 The Royal College of Physicians , moreover , had a lecture in sur- gery , founded in 1582 by Lord ...
Page 188
... lectures for Chirurgeon's Hall and even wrote out sections of them . One amusing example is a suggested addition to an anatomical lecture . It may be asked , Sir Thomas writes , why nature did not make the penis double , as she did so ...
... lectures for Chirurgeon's Hall and even wrote out sections of them . One amusing example is a suggested addition to an anatomical lecture . It may be asked , Sir Thomas writes , why nature did not make the penis double , as she did so ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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