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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.

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.
De lateribvs et angvlis triangulorum, tum planorum rectilineorum, tum sphæricorum, libellus eruditissimus & utilissimus, cum ad plerasque Ptolemæi demonstrationes intelligendas, tum uero ad alia multa
scriptus à clarissimo & doctissimo uiro d. Nicolao Copernico Toronensi. Additus est Canon semissium subtensarum rectarum linearum in circulo., Signatures: A-F⁴ G⁶., Edited by G. J. Rhäticus., Forms part of the first book of his De revolutionibus orbium caelestium., Title within woodcut border., Initials.
Abbildung und Beschreibung deß wunderwürdigen unvergleichlichen Cometen : der erstmals zu Anfang deß Wintermonats vor Aufgang der Sonnen erschienen, und anjetzt nach derselben Untergang sich entsetzlich sehen lässet.
Illustration of town's people viewing the Great Comet of 1680, which was the first comet to be discovered by telescope and the comet used by Isaac Newton to test Kepler's laws of planetary motion., Variant of broadsheet printed by Schollenberger in Nuremberg in 1680., Mounted on late nineteenth-century thick paper., Stamp on mounting paper: Sammlung Hans Hopf.
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.
Light visible and invisible; a series of lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, at Christmas, 1896
by Silvanus P. Thompson.
A collection of papers, which passed between the late learned Mr. Leibnitz, and Dr. Clarke, in the years 1715 and 1716. Relating to the principles of natural philosophy and religion. With an appendix. To which are added, Letters to Dr. Clarke concerning l
By Samuel Clarke., Text in French and English on opposite pages., "Letters" by R. Bulkeley have special t.-p., the "Remarks", have special t.-p. and separate pagination.
Evenings at the microscope, or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life
by Philip Henry Gosse.
Exegeses fvndamentorvm gnomonicorvm quas in alma Ingolstadiensi academia, præside Christophoro Scheinero ... post decursum philosophici campi stadium: publicæ disputationi exponebat ... Ioannes Georgivs Schönperger, Oenipontanus, mense Septembri, die 26.
Running title: Exegeses gnomonicæ., Head pieces; colored initials., Side notes.
Zaagmans comptoir almanach op 't schrickel-iaer onses heeren Iesu Christi, M. DC. LXXX. na de nieuwe en oude-stijl ...
door Dirck Rembrantsz. van Nierop .., A-D 4.
A prognostication euerlasting of right good effect : fruitfully augmented by the author, containing plaine, briefe, pleasant, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the sunne, moone, starres, comets, rainbow, thunder, clowdes, with other extraordinary token
Lately corrected and augmented by Thomas Digges his sonne., Illustrated t.p., Head and tail pieces; initials; side notes., Bottom margin of t.p. overtrimmed, obscuring part of imprint. Outer margin also overtrimmed, affecting side notes and some illustrations.
Of the advancement and proficience of learning, or the partitions of sciences, IX bookes.
Written in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious & famous Lord Francis Bacon. Interpreted by Gilbert Wats., Illustrated t.-p., engraved., Translation of the De augmentis scientiarum (first part of the Instauratis magna) which is an enlargement of the Advancement of learning, 1605.
Conversations on vegetable physiology : comprehending the elements of botany, with their application to agriculture
by the author of "Conversations on chemistry," "Natural philosophy," &c. &c.