REVIEW OF THE BOOK “PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA, OR ENQUIRES INTO VERY MANY RECEIVED TENENTS AND COMMONLY PRESUMED TRUTHS” BY SIR THOMAS BROWNE TRANSLATED BY O. G. SIDOROVA (ISBN 978-5-7996-3750-7)

The book by the English writer, philosopher and physician of the 17th century Thomas Browne, first presented in Russian in the translation by O. G. Sidorova, is an important stage in the development of scientific thinking in Europe. The translator successfully copes with the task of conveying the complex historical and cultural context of the work, using a harmonizing translation strategy that combines the preservation of the unique features of the original with a focus on the modern reader. This allows avoiding both artificial archaization and excessive modernization of the text, ensuring its accessibility and relevance for the Russian-speaking audience.