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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.

Nicolai Stenosis Observationes anatomicae, quibus varia oris, oculorum, & narium vasa describuntur novique salivae, lacrymarum & muci fontes deteguntur, et novum nobilissimi Bilsii de lymphae motu & usu commentum examinatur & rejicitur.
Parts have half t.p., Plate "pag 41" bound at p. 14. Explanation at p. 41., "... Responsio ad vindicias hepatis redivivi, qua tela, quae in praesidem celeberr. Dn. Johannem van Horne, direxerat Clar. Antonius Deusingius, a thesium authore excipiuntur, & evenida ostenduntur": p. [55]-78., With: Horne, Johannes van. Mikrokosmos. Lugduni Batavorum, J.Chouët, 1662.
Polyhistor.
Originally published under title: Iulii Solini De situ et memorabilibus orbis capitula. Venice, 1473., Consists of text, by Solinus and Mela, and commentary, by Sebastian Münster and Pedro Juan Oliver (the latter printed in italics)., Printer's device, signed: Palma Ising on t.p. and last page., Colophon: Basileæ apud Michaelem Ising. M. D. XLIII., Signatures: a⁶ [beta]⁴ a-z⁴ 2A-2F⁴ (a1 verso blank)., Initials, side notes., Text in columns., Page 175 misnumbered 157, 191 as 181., Plates (maps) unnumbered., Cf. Wagner, H.R. The cartography of the Northwest coast of America to the year 1800, v. 1: p. 9., Includes index., Contains life of Solinus, by Joannes Camers (p. [3-4], 1st group)., Text by Solinus covers p. [1]-144, 2nd group, 2 folded maps, with preface on p. [20], 1st group; text by Mela covers p. 147-229, with preface on p. [145]-146., Folded map accompanying p. 144 shows territory to the east of Asia marked "Terra incognita", considered to represent the Northwest coast of North America. Wagner (in discussing the 1538 edition), however, questions this opinion and holds that it might represent Japan instead. The text on p. 144 refers to it [in translation] as "... extreme coast, as has been explored in our time by men.", In ms. on t.p.: "Mattei Nevorij Pecciolensis"., Manuscript notations in margins., DeGolyer Collection bookplate., Publisher's name on t.p. marked out., Place of publication and printer in colophon marked out.
Europ IIII Tab.
Text on verso: Europae Tabula IIII, Continet Germaniam Magnam ..., From: Ptolemäus, Claudius: Geographia.
De natuurlyke historie der insecten : voorzien met naar 't leven getekende en gekoleurde plaaten
volgens eigen ondervinding beschreeven, door den heer August Johan Rösel, van Rosenhof, miniatuur-schilder ; met zeer nutte en fraaie aanmerkingen verrykt, door den heer C.F.C. Kleemann ..., Imprint: d. 1: By C.H. Bohn en H. de Wit; d. 2-3: By C.H. Bohn en H. Gartman; d. 4: By C.H. Bohn en zoon en H. Gartman., D. 4, stuk 2: Behelzende een Algemeenen bladwyzer op alle de deelen, opgemaakt door Adam Abrahamsz van Moerbeek., Includes errata., Includes bibliographical references.
Sphaera Iacobi Capreoli.
Title vignette (arms of Louis XIII)., Pages 176 and 245 misnumbered 148 and 241., Errata at end.
A course of experimental philosophy.
Nicolai Stenonis Elementorum myologi specimen, seu Musculi descriptio geometrica. Cui accedunt Canis carchari dissectum caput, et Dissectus piscis ex canum genere.
(Renati Des-Cartes) Principia philosophiae.
Title vignette: device of Louis Elzevir., Last preliminary leaf (sig. b[4]) blank.
Tractatvs de proportionvm instrvmento
quod merito compendium vniuersae geometriae dixeris, autore Galiaeo Galilaei ... Ex italica lingua latine conuersus, adiectis notis, quibus & artificiosa instrumenti fabrica. & vsus vlterior exponitur., First edition, 1906, has title: Le operazioni del compasso geometrico et militare., Translation by Matthias Bernegger of Le operazione del compasso geometrico, et militare., "In tractatum de proportionum instrumento, notationes Mathis Berneggeri ...", p. 55-104.
Micrographia.
An abridgment of the author's Micrographia, attributed by Keynes to Henry Baker; the plates are largely those of the original edition of 1665, with some omitted and some copied (as explained in the preface); additional captions have been added and plate numbers changed to conform to the abridgement., Signatures: [A]₂ B-R₂ [S]-[T]₂., P. [2], [7]-[8] (third sequence) blank., Title vignette; tail-pieces; horizontal chain lines., Errata: p. 65., Includes index.
In sphaeram Ioannis de Sacro Bosco commentarius
Colophon: Venetiiis. MDXCI., Signatures: [dagger]⁸ [2 dagger]⁸ A-2F⁸ 2G¹⁰ [$4 (+2G5) signed; missigning K2 as 'I2']., Title vignette; initials; head piece., Side notes., Page 224 misnumbered 254, 324 as 432. The second '3' on p. 373 is printed backward., Lalande, J. Bibl. astronomique, p. 122., Houzeau & Lancaster, Astronomie (1964 ed.), 2678., Manuscript notes on inside covers and fly-leaf., In ms. on t.p.: "Jacobus Antonius Cottalona".
De magnete.
a Guilielmo Gilberto ... In quibus ea, quae ad hanc materiam spectant, plurimis & argumentis & experimentis exactissime absolutissimeq[ue] tractantur & explicantur. Omnia nunc diligenter recognita & emendatius quam ante in lucem edita, aucta & figuris illustrata opera & studio D. Wolfgangi Lochmans ... Ad calcem libri adiunctus est index capitum, rerum & verborum locupletissimus, qui in priore ditione desiderabatur.