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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... published in Boston in 1862 . Unlike the rare medical treatises which throng the nearby shelves , this volume is neither scarce nor expensive . But it well deserves a place of honor in the library which Sir William Osler bequeathed to ...
... published in Boston in 1862 . Unlike the rare medical treatises which throng the nearby shelves , this volume is neither scarce nor expensive . But it well deserves a place of honor in the library which Sir William Osler bequeathed to ...
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... published as a separate volume . Nine years younger than Browne , Merrett was for a time the Keeper of the Library and Museum of the Royal College of Physicians . In 1666 he published a compendium of materials for a natural history of ...
... published as a separate volume . Nine years younger than Browne , Merrett was for a time the Keeper of the Library and Museum of the Royal College of Physicians . In 1666 he published a compendium of materials for a natural history of ...
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... published nu- merous treatises . He encountered Edward Browne in Italy and also saw Sir Thomas at Norwich . It was probably in August of 1660 that he paid his visit to " the famous Mr Tho Brown M.D. , " to whom he credited two specimens ...
... published nu- merous treatises . He encountered Edward Browne in Italy and also saw Sir Thomas at Norwich . It was probably in August of 1660 that he paid his visit to " the famous Mr Tho Brown M.D. , " to whom he credited two specimens ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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