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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.

Exercitationes de generatione animalium : quibus accedunt quædam de partu de membranis ac humoribus uteri & de conceptione
auctore Guilielmo Harveo., Engraved t.p., First published in London, 1651; 3 eds. in duodecimo also published in Holland the same year by Elzevir, Jansson and Ravesteyn. Cf. Keynes, p. 48-49., Dedicated to Georgius Ent., Includes index., DeGolyer Collection bookplate., With: Cnöffel, Andreas. Epistola de podraga cvrata. Amstelredami : Apud Iohannem Blaev, 1643 -- Rutcovius, Andreas. Cteticae. Amstelodami : Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1650.
Lezioni tre sopra il tremoto.
Title vignette., DeGolyer Collection bookplate.
On the archetype and homologies of the vertebrate skeleton.
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
by a Society of Gentlemen in Scotland ; illustrated with one hundred and sixty copperplates., Facsim. of the 1st ed.: Edinburgh : Printed by A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar and sold by Collin Macfarquhar, 1771., Accompanied by booklet: Your authentic replica of the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica / originally published 1768-1771 Edinburgh, Scotland ; reissued by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, ©1979. 8 p. ; 26 cm.
Orang-outang, sive homo sylvestris: or, The anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man. To which is added, A philological essay concerning the pygmies, the cynocephali, the satyrs, and sphinges of the ancients. Wherein it will a
By Edward Tyson., "The ape was a chimpanzee from Africa, and not a true orang-outang."--Dictionary of National Biography.
Musurgia vniuersalis, siue, Ars magna consoni et dissoni in X libros digesta : quáa vniuersa sonorum doctrina, & philosophia, musicaeque tam theoricae, quam practicae scientia, summa varietate traditur ; admirandae consoni, & dissoni in mundo, adeáoque vn
Athanasii Kircheri Fuldensis e Soc. Iesu presbyteri., Vol. 1: [20], 690 pages, [11] leaves of plates. Vol. 2:462, [38] pages, [11] leaves of plates., Edited by Jacobus Viva, with his letter to the reader (p. [19])., "Superiorum permissu.", Added engraved title page (2 leaves)., Engraved title page of vol. 1 found between pages 584 and 585., Vol. 2 has title abbreviated, with imprint: Romae, Typis Ludouici Grignani, 1650., Super-ex libris: Bibliothec Bignon., Title vignettes; initials; head- and tailpieces., Includes plates (some folded)., Privilege statements, errata, and registers on final two leaves., Includes index., Vellum and calf binding on wood boards with metal clasps.
Elements.
Title from: Incipit leaf [1]b., Books 1-13 are by Euclid; book 14 is by Hypsicles (2nd cent. B.C.); book 15 by a student of Isidore of Miletus (6th-7th cent.). Cf. Dict. of Scientific Biog.; Oxford Classical Dict., 2nd ed., p. 413., Leaf 137b colophon: Opus elementorũ Euclidis Megarensis in geometriã artẽ in id quo[que] Campani p[re]spicacissimi cõmentationes finũit ..., Signatures: a¹⁰ b-r⁸., 46 lines to a full page., Leaf [138] blank., Leaf a2: initial and border on 3 sides illuminated; title printed in red.
De historia stirpivm commentarij insignes
adiectis earundem viuis, & ad naturæ imitationem artificiose expressis imaginibus, Leonharto Fuchsio ... autore ... ; triplex item index, prior stirpium Latinas nomenclaturas, alter officinis & vulgò vsitatas, tertius gallicas dabit., Signatures: aa-bb (last leaf blank) a-z A-2H⁸., Portrait of author on verso of t.p., Initials., Side notes., Numerous pagination errors., Includes indexes., Some ill. partially colored., In ms. on t.p.: "Ioannis Baptistae forzani 1602.", Author's name defaced on t.p., Manuscript notations in margins.
Martis circa axem proprium reuolubilis obseruationes Bononiae
Discusses the dark areas of Mars, Mars' rotation and markings., a Io. Dominico Cassino habitae., Cover title., Issued as three separate reports, but forming one bibliographic unit., The second report has a caption title: De alijs Romanis obseruationibus macularum Martis., The third report has caption title: De periodo quotidianæ reuolutionis Martis., Initials., In slipcase.
Vindici geologic : the connexion of geology with religion, explained in an inaugural lecture delivered before University of Oxford, May 15, 1819, on the endowment of readership in geology by His Royal Highness the Prince Regent
by the Rev. William Buckland.
De la generation des vers dans le corps de l'homme : de la nature et des especes de cette maladie : des moyens de s'en preserver & de la guérir
par M. Andry., Statement of responsibility follows the edition statement., Dedicated to Guy Crescent Fagon., Signatures: v. 1: [par.]¹ a⁸ b⁴ c⁸ d² e⁸ f-g⁴ A-Ii⁸⁻⁴ Kk⁶; v. 2: [par.]¹ A⁸ B⁴ C⁸ D² E⁸-Pp⁸⁻⁴ Qq⁶ (T2 missigned T1)., Head and tail pieces; initials., Page 583 misnumbered 58., Errata: v. 2, last 3 pages., "Lettres écrites à l'auteur par Mr Hartsoeker, & par Mr Baglivi, sur le sujet des vers," p. [711]-733, 841-850., "Sçavoir si le fréquent usage du tabac abrege la vie. Traduction du latin," p. 810-840., Includes bibliographical references.
Saggi di naturali esperienze
fatte nell'Accademia del cimento sotto la protezione del serenissimo principe Leopoldo di Toscana e descritte del segretario di essa Accademia., Dedication is dated: 14. luglio 1667, and signed: Il saggiato segretario [Lorenze Magalotti]., Engraved port. signed: Franciscus Spierre Lotaringus sculpebat., Includes errata., Title in red and black; engraved head and tail pieces; initials., Includes index.