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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.

Notes of nine lectures on the Alps, glaciers, glacial theory delivered by Professor Agassiz at the Masonic Temple, Boston, 1847
J.J.D., Holograph., Pen and ink drawings throughout text.
Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu China monumentis : quà sacris quà profanis, nec non variis naturæ & artis spectaculis, aliarumque rerum memorabilium argumentis illustrata, auspiciis Leopoldi Primi.
Monumenti syro-sinici interpretatio -- De variis itineribus in Chinam susceptis -- De idololatria ex Occidente primùm in Persidem, Indiam ac deindè in ultimas Orientis, Tartariæ, Chinæ, Japponiæ regiones successivâ propagatione introducta -- China curiosis naturæ & artis miraculis illustrata -- De architectonica cæterisque mechanicis artibus Sinensium -- De Sinensium literatura., Added t.-p., engraved., "Elenchus librorum a P. Athanasio Kirchero ... editorum": 2 p. at end., Signatures: *-**(superscript 4), A-Z(superscript 4), Aa-Hh(superscript 4)., Includes index., Text in Arabic, Latin, and Sanskrit.
Opere del famosissimo Nicolo Tartaglia cioè Quesiti, Trauagliata inuentione, Noua scientia, Ragionamenti sopra Archimede ...
Qvesiti, et inventioni diverse.--Della nova scientia.--Ragionamenti de Nicolo Tartaglia sopra la sua Travagliata Inventione.--Regola generale., Title vignette (device of C. Trajani di Navo); head and tail pieces; initials., Text in italics., Pages 125-286 (2nd group) misnumbered 123-284; numerous other pagination errors., "Qvesiti, et inventioni diverse", "Ragionamenti de Nicolò Tartaglia sopra la sua travagliata inventione", and "Regola generale" have half-titles with portrait of author., Brunet, V. 660., Grässe, VI, pt. 2, p. 30., NUC pre-56, NT 0044404., Manuscript notation in margin of [cop. 1] p. 170 (2nd group)., Bookstamp on inside front cover, cop. 2: "Ex libris George Sarton"., Provenance note on free front endpaper, cop. 2: "Firenze, OH.25 1919 George Sarton"., Imperfect: 4 preliminary leaves, including the collective t.p., and three plates wanting in cop. 2., In cop. 2 "Regola generale" is bound 2nd, followed by "Ragionamenti de Nicolo Tartaglia sopra la sua Travagliata Inventione" and "Della nova scienta".
Ioannis Keppleri Harmonices mvndi libri v. Appendix habet comparationem huius operis cum Harmonices Cl. Ptolemi libro III, cumque Roberti de Fluctibus, dicti Flud. medici oxoniensis speculationibus harmonicis, operi de Macrocosmo & microcosmo insertis. A
Traite des poisons tires des regnes mineral, vegetal et animal; ou, Toxicologie generale, consideree sous les rapports de la physiologie, de la pathologie et de la medecine legale
par M. P. Orfila., Each vol. issued in two parts.
An astronomical catechism : or, Dialogues between a mother and her daughter
by Catherine Vale Whitwell ; illustrated with numerous engravings., Book plate: Ex Libris Docteur R. Rickeart., Includes bibliographical references.
Guilielmi Gilberti Colcestrensis. De mundo nostro sublunari philosophia nova. Opus posthumum
ab authoris fratre collectum pridem & dispositum, nunc ex duobus mss. codicibus editum. Ex museio viri perillustris Guilielmi Boswelli., Title vignette: printer's device., Edited by Isaac Gruterus.
Voyages dans les Alpes, precedes d'un essai sur l'histoire naturelle des environs de Geneve.
Par Horace-Benedict de Saussure., v. 2 has imprint: Geneve, Barde, Manget & compagnie, 1786., v. 3-4 have imprint: Neuchatel, L. Fauche-Borel, 1796.
Etymologiae.
Registrum in libros etymologicarum.--Etymologiae.--Rubrice libri primi[-terti] de sumo bono.--De sumo bono., Title from incipits on leaf 2 (2nd group) and leaf 1 (3rd group)., Imprint from colophon (leaf 28, 3rd group)., "Incipit epistola Isidori iunioris hispalensis episcopi ad Braulionem Ce̜saraugustanũ episcopũ"--Incipit on leaf 1, 2nd group., "Incipit liber primus etymologiarũ sancti Isidori hispalensis episcopi. De disciplina [et] arte."--Incipit on leaf 2, 2nd group., "In christi nomine incipit liber primus sancti Isidori hispalensis episcopi de sũmo bono ..."--Incipit on leaf 1, 3rd group., "Hec est arbor consanguinitatis" (full-page woodcut) (leaf 48v.)., History of Science copy has the "Rubrice ... de Sumo bono" bound in at end., Manuscript notes in margins., Hand-colored initial on leaf 1, 2nd group.
Voyages dans les Alpes, precedes d'un essai sur l'histoire naturelle des environs de Geneve.
Par Horace-Benedict de Saussure., v. 2 has imprint: Geneve, Barde, Manget & compagnie, 1786., v. 3-4 have imprint: Neuchatel, L. Fauche-Borel, 1796.
Qi qi tu shuo
"One interesting book in the History of Science Collections, Johann Schreck’s Ensei kiki zusetsu rokusai (Diagrams and Explanations of Wonderful Machines of the Far West, 1830), is an engineering textbook written in Chinese by a friend of Galileo’s who accompanied him during his early telescopic discoveries. That book was originally printed in China as Qi qi tu shuo in 1627. This edition, printed in Japan, contains more than 170 woodcut illustrations. Johann Schreck composed Wonderful Machines of the Far West in a joint effort with Wang Cheng, a Chinese collaborator. Many of the machines depicted in the work are found in the pages of European books such as Agostino Ramelli, Le diverse et artificiose machine (Paris, 1588)." History of Science Online, Kerry Magruder, http://kvmagruder.net/hsci/12-Asian/2-2-Schreck.html, [Deng Yuhan kou shu ; Wang Zheng yi hui]., On double leaves, oriental style, in case., Translation., [鄧 玉函 口述 ; 王徵譯繪].
Aristarchi De magnitudinibus, et distantiis solis, et lunae, liber
cum Pappi Alexandrini explicationibus quibusdam ; a' Federico Commandino vrbinate in latinum conuersus, ac commentarijs illustratus., "Cum priuilegio pont. max. in annos X.", Title vignette: publisher's device. Initials.