Thomas Browne and the writing of early modern science

1. Browne's civility

2. Religio Medici: the junior endeavour

3. The civil monument: Pseudodoxia Epidemica and investigative culture

4. The laureate of the grave: Urne-Buriall and the failure of memory

5. The jocund cabinet and the melancholy museum: a brief excursion into Brownean comedy

6. The epitome of the earth: The Garden of Cyrus and verdancy

7. The fruits of natural knowledge: the fugitive writings, and a conclusion.