The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 1
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ANNOTATIONS UPON RELIGIO MEDICI
THE ANNOTATOR TO THE READER
ANNOTATIONS UPON RELIGIO MEDICI
THE FIRST PART
THE SECOND PART
A Letter sent upon the information of Animadversions to come forth, upon the imperfect and surreptitious copy of Religio Medici, whilst this true one was going to Press.
TO THE READER
RELIGIO MEDICI
THE SECOND PART
PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA OR ENQUIRIES INTO VERY MANY RECEIVED TENENTS AND COMMONLY PRESUMED TRUTHS
TO THE READER
THE POSTSCRIPT
THE FIRST BOOK OR GENERAL PART
CHAPTER I Of the Causes of Common Errors.
CHAPTER II A further Illustration of the same.
CHAPTER III Of the second cause of Popular Errors; the erroneous disposition of the People.
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V Of Credulity and Supinity.
CHAPTER VI Of adherence unto Antiquity.
CHAPTER VII Of Authority.
CHAPTER VIII A brief enumeration of Authors.
CHAPTER IX Of the Same.
CHAPTER X Of the last and common Promoter of false Opinions, the endeavours of Satan.
CHAPTER XI A further Illustration.
THE SECOND BOOK Of sundry popular Tenets concerning Mineral, and vegetable bodies, generally held for truth; which examined, prove either false, or dubious.
CHAPTER I Of Crystal.
CHAPTER II Concerning the Loadstone.
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV Of Bodies Electrical.
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII Of some Insects, and the properties of several Plants.
THE THIRD BOOK Of divers popular and received Tenets concerning Animals, which examined, prove either false or dubious.
CHAPTER I Of the Elephant.
CHAPTER II Of the Horse.
CHAPTER III Of the Dove.
CHAPTER IV Of the Bever.
CHAPTER V Of the Badger.
CHAPTER VI Of the Bear.
CHAPTER VII Of the Basilisk.
CHAPTER VIII Of the Wolf.
CHAPTER IX Of the Deer.
CHAPTER X Of the King-fisher.
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