Cusanus
Britishnoun
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Cusanus thus laid himself open to the charge of pantheism, which did not fail to be brought against him in his own day.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
Cusanus was sent out as Papal Legate to Germany, just about the beginning of Columbus' Century, in order to correct abuses and bring Christendom into closer touch with the Holy See.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
And this usage has long remained in the Church, nor is it known when, or by whose authority, it was changed; although Cardinal Cusanus mentions the time when it was approved.
From The Augsburg Confession The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530 by Melanchthon, Philipp
Cardinal Cusanus suggested then that the water-clock should be employed for estimating the pulse frequency.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph
Perhaps the work of Cusanus that is best known is that "On Learned Ignorance—De Docta Ignorantia," in which the Cardinal points out how many things that educated people think they know are entirely wrong.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph
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