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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.

In hoc volumine de alchemia continentur haec.
Ten tracts on alchemy., "Gebri Arabis ... De inuestigatio[n]e pfectionis metallor[um]. Liber I. Summæ perfectionis metallorum, siue perfecti magisterij. Libri II. ... Eiusdem de inuentione ueritatis seu perfectionis metallorum. Liber I. De fornacibus construendis. Liber I. Item. Speculu[m] alchemiæ ... Rogerij Bachonis. Correctoriu[m] alchemiæ ... Richardi Anglici. Rosarius minor, de alchemia, incerti authoris. Liber secretoru[m] alchemiæ Calidis filij Iazichi Iudæi. Tabula smaragdina de alchemia, Hermetis Trismeg. Hortulani philosophi, super tabulam smaragdinam Hermetis commentarius. Omnia collatis exemplaribus, eme[n]datissima, nouoq́[ue]; modo ad me[n]te[n] authoru[m] distincta, & argume[n]tis atq[ue]; picturis necessarijs illustrata, ita ut merito ia[m] renata uideri que[m]at.", Includes errata., Signatures: 2a-2b⁴ 2c² a-z⁴ A-Z⁴ &⁴., Handwritten notes throughout text.
L'usage des globes céleste et terrestre, et des sphères, suivant les différens systêmes du monde. Précédé d'un traité de cosmographie, où est expliqué avec ordre tout ce qu'il y a de plus curieux dans la description de l'univers, suivant les mémoires & ob
Accompagné des figures nécessaires ..., First edition, 1699., Includes errata., Signatures: aâ´ A-Z⸠2Aâ´., Head- and tail-pieces.
Traité de la peinture
par Leonard de Vinci., A revision of the 1651 translation by Ronald Fréart de Chambray of Trattato della pittura. Cf. Brunet, V, col. 1258., "La vie de Leonard de Vinci"--P. xix-liv., Signatures: a⁸ i⁸ o⁴ u⁸ aa⁴ ee⁸ A⁸ B⁴ C⁸ D⁴ E⁸ F⁴ G⁸ H⁴ I⁸ K⁴ L⁸ M⁴ N⁸ O⁴ P⁸ Q⁴ R⁸ S⁴ T⁸ V⁴ X⁸ Y⁴ Z⁸ Aa⁴ Bb⁸ Cc⁴ Dd⁸ Ee⁴ Ff⁴., Head-pieces., Verso of t.p. (p. [ii]) blank., Handwritten on t.p. verso: Tempelman, 1777., Book plate: John Fiott, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge, 1806., Book plate: Verum Atque Decens.
A new theory of the earth, from its original, to the consummation of all things. Wherein the creation of the world in six days, the universal Deluge, and the general conflagration, as laid down in the Holy Scriptures are shewn to be perfectly agreeable to
Novae cœlestivm terrestrivmq[ue] rervm observationes : et fortasse hactenus non uulgatæ
à Francisco Fontana, specillis à se inventis, et ad summam perfectionem perductis, editæ., Engraved allegorical t.p., Includes 28 copper engravings of the moon (including 1 folded plate) and 26 woodcuts of planets and stars., Errata: p. [1] (5th group)., Harlow Collection bookplate.
Uranographia sive astrorum descriptio viginti tabulis oeneis incisa ex recentissimis et absolutissimis astronomorum observationibus
Joannis Elerti Bode., "Sumtus commodante illustrissima astronomiae patrona generosissima equite Megalopolitano Friderico de Hahn.", Printed on 20 double leaves.
Is Mars habitable? A critical examination of Professor Percival Lowell's book "Mars and its canals," with an alternative explanation.
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.
Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu
[Gabrielle Emilie du Châtelet-Lomont], Engraved title vignette and head piece., Tail piece; initial; side notes.
Epitome cosmografica, o Compendiosa introduttione all'astronomia, geografia, & idrografia, per l'uso, dilucidatione, e fabbrica delle sfere, globi, planisferj astrolabj, e tavole geografiche, e particolarmente degli stampati, e spiegati nelle publiche let
dal P. Maestro Vincenzo Coronelli., "Dell' eccellenza inuenzione, e progresso dell' astronomia, discorso del Sig. Carlo Malavista": p. [9]-[16] at front.
Atlas des gestirnten himmels. Fur freunde der astronomie hrsg.
von J.J. v. Littrow.
Mundus Iovialis : anno MDCIX detectus ope perspicilli Belgici, hoc est, quatuor Jovialium planetarum, cum theoria, tum tabulæ ...
jnventore & authore Simone Mario Guntzenhusano ..., Includes errata., Signatures: )(⁴ 2)(⁴ 3)(² A-G⁴ (G4 blank)., Head- and tail-pieces; initials.