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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.

Sphaera mundi
Titles from p. [1], [57] (incipits, printed in red)., The Theorica planetarum is usually considered to be by the Cremona astrologer Gherardo da Sabbioneta, although some authorities ascribe it to the Gerardus Cremonensis who died 1187. Cf. Dict. of scientific biog., suppl., p. 189 for a summary of the evidence., Both works were first printed in 1472. Cf. The awakening interest in science during the first cent. of printing / Margaret Bingham Stillwell. no. 63, 70., Imprint from colophon., Signatures: a-b⁸ c-d⁶ e-f¹⁰.
The architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio
translated from the original Latin by W. Newton., Vol. I first published separately in 1771 with the new publication of vol II in 1791 a new t.-p. was issued for the existing copies of vol. I. cf. pref.
The book of nature; or, The history of insects: reduced to distinct classes, confirmed by particular instances, displayed in the anatomical analysis of many species, and illustrated with copper-plates ...
by John Swammerdam, M.D. With the life of the author, by Herman Boerhaave, M.D. Tr. from the Dutch and Latin original edition, by Thomas Flloyd., Title vignette.
Instrucção sobre os corpos celestes : principalmente sobre os cometas
por Francisco Henrique Ahlers., Illustrations engraved by M. LeBouteux from design by the author., Signatures: A-N⁴ O²., Head- and tail-pieces., Includes bibliographical references.
An astronomicall description of the late comet : from the 18. of Nouemb. 1618. to the 16. of December following. With certaine morall prognosticks or applications drawne from the comets motion and irradiation amongst the celestiall hieroglyphicks.
By vigilant and diligent obseruations of Iohn Bainbridge Doctor of Physicke, and louer of the mathematicks., Title page illustration; headpieces and initials., A variant of the edition with the imprint: London, printed by Edward Griffin for Henry Fetherstone. 1618., Signatures: A-F⁴ G² (G2 blank)., The last leaf is blank., Errata p. [8].
Sphaera Iacobi Capreoli.
Title vignette (arms of Louis XIII)., Pages 176 and 245 misnumbered 148 and 241., Errata at end.
Novo,teatro di machine et edificii per uarie et sicure operationi. Co le loro figure tagliate in rame e la dichiaratione, e dimostratione di ciascuna. Opera necessaria ad architetti, et a quelli, ch di tale studio si dilettano
di Vittorio Zonca., Engraved t.-p., Pages 61 and 103 incorrectly numbered 59 and 101.
Philosophical collections.
no. 1 (1679)-no. 7 (1682), no. 2 printed for Moses Pitt; no. 3-7 printed for Richard Chiswel., Published by Robert Hooke during an interruption in the publication of the Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London between v. 12 (1677-79) and v. 13 (1683).
The elements of geometrie of the most auncient philosopher Evclide of Megara.
Faithfully (now first) translated into the Englishe toung by H. Billingsley ... Whereunto are annexed certaine scholies, annotations, and inuentions of the best mathematiciens ... With a ... preface made by M. I. Dee, specifying the chiefe mathematicall scieces, what they are, and wherunto commodius: where, also, are disclosed certaine new secrets mathematicall and mechanicall, vntill these our daies greatly missed., Engraved t.p., Many errors in numbering of leaves., Portrait of the printer, J. Daye, above the imprint on last page., "The sixtenth booke of the Elementes of geometrie, added by Flussas": leaves 445-464.
Conjectures concerning the cause, and observations upon the phaenomena, of earthquakes; particularly of that great earthquake of the first of November 1755, which proved so fatal to the city of Lisbon, and whose effects were felt as far as Africa, and mor
By the Reverend John Michell ... Read at several meetings of the Royal society., DeGolyer Collection bookplate., Includes bibliographical references.
Elements.
diligentemente reassettato, et alla integrita ridotto per il degno professore di tal scientie Nicolo Tartalea, Brisciano, secondo le due tradottioni: e per commune commodo & vtilita de latino in volgar tradotto. Con vna ampla espositione dello istesso tradottore di nouo aggionta. Talmente chiara, che ogni mediocre ingegno, senza la notitia, ouer suffragio di alcun' altra scientia con facilita, sera capace à poterlo intendere., First vernacular translation of: Euclid's Elementa., Wrongly attributed to Eucleides of Megara., Imprint from colophon., Signatures: A-Z⁸ &⁸ ?⁸ Px⁸ AA-DD⁸., Printer's devices on t.p. and on verso of last leaf; some decorated initials., Numerous foliation errors.
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.
Autore Is. Newton. Imprimatur. S. Pepys, Reg. soc. praeses. Julii 5, 1686., In signatures: Ll2 lettered Kk2.