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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.

Historia plantarum; species hactenus editas aliasque insuper multas noviter inventas & descriptas complectens. In qua agitur primo de plantis in genere, earumque partibus, accidentibus & differentiis; deinde genera omnia tum summa tum subalterna ad speci
Auctore, Joanne Raio., tom. 1-2 paged continuously; tom. 1: [26], 983 p.; tom. 2: [8], 985-1944, [35] p., Paging irregular; various repetitions in numbering., tom. 3 published by S. Smith & B. Walford., v. 2 has title: Joannis Raii Histori plantarum tomus secundus: cum duplici indice; generali altero nominum & synonymorum prcipuorum; altero affectuum & remediorum: accessit nomenclator botanicus anglo-latinus., v. 3 has title: Joannis Raii ... Histori plantarum tomus tertius: qui est supplementum duorum prcedentium: species omnes vel omissas, vel post volumina illa evulgata editas, prter innumeras fere novas & indictas ab amicis communicatas complectens: cum synonymis necessariis, et usibus in cibo, medicina, & mechanicis: addito ad opus consummandum generum indice copioso. Accessit Historia stirpium ins. Luzonis & reliquarum Philippinarum a R. P. Geo. Jos. Camello ... item D. Jos. Pitton Tournefort ... Corollarium institutionum rei harbari.
A discovery of a new world, or, A discourse tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in the moon. With a discourse concerning the probability of a passage thither. Unto which is added, A discourse concerning a new planet,
By John Wilkins., "A discourse concerning a new planet" has separate title page., Side notes., Numerous pagination errors., Includes bibliographical references.
Monographie des poissons fossiles du vieux grès rouge ou système Dévonien (old red sandstone) des Iles Britanniques et de Russie
par L[ouis] Agassiz.
A theatre of politicall flying-insects. Wherein especially the nature, the vvorth, the vvork, the wonder and the manner of right-ordering of the bee, is discovered and described.
Together with discourses, historical, and observations physical concerning them. And in a second part are annexed meditations, and observations theological and moral, in three centuries upon that subject. By Samuel Purchas.
Einstein Relativitetsteorie.
fun Yehudah Lehman., In slipcase.
Kasagake zenki
[Ise Heizo Sadatake shirusu]., Cover title., “Secret book about the hunger of the target given continually from ancestor of Ise family.” 1846 manuscript copy by Hajime Terai from original written in 1758 by Sadatake; illustrations copied by Odani., Paul E. Klopsteg Collection., [伊勢平蔵貞丈記].
Joan. Bayeri ... Explicatio characterum æneis uranometrias imaginum, tabulis, insculptorum, addita, & commodiore hac forma tertiúm redintegrata.
Signatures: pi² B-N⁴ O² (F1 signed E)., Page 27 misnumbered 2., With: Bayer, Johannes. Vranometria, omnivm asterismorvm continens schemata. Vlmae, svmtibvs Iohannis Gorlini, 1661.
A treatise on adulterations of food, and culinary poisons, exhibiting the fraudulent sophistications of bread, beer, wine, spirituous liquors, tea, coffee, cream, confectionery, vinegar, mustard, pepper, cheese, olive oil, pickles, and other articles empl
Experimenta nova (ut vocantur) magdeburgica de vacuo spatio primum a r. p. Gaspare Schotto ... nunc verò ab ipso auctore perfectiùs edita, variisque aliis experimentis aucta. Quibus accesserunt simul certa quaedam, de aeris pondere circa terram; de virtut
Added t.p. engraved.
Demonstratio halonis
Leading mathematical astronomer of the 16th century and professor of higher mathematics (astronomy) at Wittenberg. Unpublished treatise or lecture on atmospheric refraction., transcriptas ab Erasmo Reinholt., Ms., Treatise., Caption title., Paper watermarked., Marbled wrappers., Written in two italic hands in ink, section headings in red., Three pen-and-ink diagrams.
De la pirotechnia. Libri .x. dove ampiamente si tratta non solo di ogni sorte & diuersita di miniere, ma anchora quanto si ricerca intorno a la prattica di quelle cose di quel che si appartiene a l'arte de la fusione ouer gitto de metalli come d'ogni altr
Colophon: Stampata in Venetia per Venturino Roffinello. Ad instantia di Curtio Nauo. & fratelli. Del M.CCCCC.XL., Signatures: *, A-X (last leaf blank), Title within ornamental border; initials., On verso of t.-p.: Dedication "al molto magnifico m. Bernardino di Moncelesi da Salo, Cvrtio Navo"; followed by publisher's device (rampant lion in center with springing lion on top of shield held by "Scipion" and "Fabio") below which is lettered "per Cvrtio Navo et fratelli. Al Segno del lion"., First edition.
Geology lectures
Professor Guyot's Geology class lectures at Princeton. Also contains a guest lecture entitled "The six days of the creation" delivered on April 6, '60., by Prof. Guyot., Holograph., "N. Perry Jr.", Section headings and marginal notes in red ink; tables in blue ink; corrections to text in pencil., One pen-and-ink diagram; four pen-and-ink maps; five pen-and-ink illustrations.