In Search of Sir Thomas Browne

The Life and Afterlife of the Seventeenth Century's Most Inquiri

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Author:

Aldersey-Williams, Hugh

ISBN:

978-0-393-24164-8

Publication Date:

Jun 2015

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $50.00

Book Description:

The extraordinary life and ideas of one of thegreatest--and most neglected--minds in history.

Book Details

Pages:	352
Detailed Subjects:	Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures Biography & Autobiography / Medical (Incl. Patients) Medical / Physicians Biography & Autobiography / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	7.332 x 9.36 x 1.068 Inches
Book Weight:	1.58 Pounds

Author Biography

Aldersey-Williams, Hugh (Author)

Hugh Aldersey-Williams is an author and journalist from the United Kingdom. Aldersey-Williams was educated at Highgate School and studied the natural sciences at the University of Cambridge. he is known for his bestselling book, Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc, which explains all the elements found in the periodic table and their origins. He has also written The Most Beautiful Molecule and Anatomies: A Cultural History of the Human Body.

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