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OU Libraries’ History of Science digital collection began with several hundred 15th- through 18th-century rare books, maps, and other items digitized for the 2015-2016 Galileo’s World exhibition. They range from art, music, astronomy, and meteorology through natural history, the human body, microscopy, physics, and engineering, and on to religion and travels to China and the Americas. All images in the digital collection have been released to the public domain. When using images from this collection, please include the following attribution statement: Image(s) courtesy History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman, Oklahoma.

Of the advancement and proficience of learning, or the partitions of sciences, IX bookes.
Written in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious & famous Lord Francis Bacon. Interpreted by Gilbert Wats., Illustrated t.-p., engraved., Translation of the De augmentis scientiarum (first part of the Instauratis magna) which is an enlargement of the Advancement of learning, 1605.
Francisci de Verulamio, summi Angliae cancellarii. Instauratio magna. Multi pertransibunt & augebitur scientia.
First edition., Title-page engraved and illustrated, initials., Signatures: t.-p. (verso blank), [par.] , A-C, D-Ss, Tt, a-e., Pages 23-24 at end (sig. c, blank?) ; also last leaf e (blank) wanting., Errors: nos. 173-180 omitted in paging; 6 at end misprinted for 7., "Distribvtio operis. Eius constituuntur partes sex. 1. Partitiones scientiarum. 2. Nouum organum. 3. Phnomena vniuersi. 4. Scala intellectus. 5. Prodromi. 6. Philosophia secunda."--p. 15., Of the six parts, this edition contains only the 2d. part, the Nouum organum, followed by a sketch of the 3d part, which the author calls "Parasceve, ad historiam natvralem, et experimentalem", and a "Catalogvs historiarvm paricvlarivm, secundum capita". Works which represent the first and third part were published later; of the fourth and fifth parts only prefaces were written.