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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.

Topographia insulae Huenae in celebri porthmo regni Daniae, quem vulgo Oersunt uocant. Effigiata Coloniae 1586.
Excerpt from Joan Blaeu's Major Atlas, 1665., Inset views of Uraniburg Observatory (15 x 11 cm. and 13 x 11 cm.): Vranibvgvm arx, quamplurimis, uaria exactaq. ratione ... -- Totius ambit. et capacita tis delieneatio., Includes references A-I and K.
Nicolai Raymari Ursi dithmarsi Fundamentum astronomicum : id est, Nova doctrina sinuum et triangulorum, eaque absolutissima et perfectissima, eiusque usus in astronomica calculatione & observatione ...
"Cui adiunctae sunt: I. hypotheses nouae ac verae motuum corporum mundanorum. II. Extructio Canonis finuum, vulgaris quidem, sed solitâ viâ facilior. III. Sectio anguli datâ ratione, seu in quotlibet partes. IV. Quadratio circuli demonstrabili ratione, eiusque demonstratio. V. Solutio triangulorum vsitatiorum nouâ ac facillimâ ratione. VI. Solutio plerorumque triangulorum per solam prosthaphaeresin. VII. Eiusdem prosthaphaereseos apodixis, causa, ac demonstratio. Omnibus seculis problemata sanè desideratissima, aliaq[ue] priùs nec audita nec anteà visa paradoxa quàm plurima.", Title vignette., Signatures: *⁴ A-K⁴.
Della vera influenza degli astri, delle stagioni, e mutazioni di tempo, Saggio meteorologico; fondato sopra lunghe osservazioni, ed applicato agli usi dell'agricultura, medicina, nautica, ec.
di Giuseppe Toaldo.
Reliquiæ diluvianæ, or observations on the organic remains contained in caves, fissures, and diluvial gravel, and on other geological phenomena attesting the action of an universal deluge
by William Buckland., Includes index., Micro-opaque. New York : Readex Microprint, 1968. 5 cards ; 23 x 15 cm. (Landmarks of science) s1968 nyun c
Rosa Vrsina; sive, Sol ex admirando facvlarvm & macularum suarum phoenomeno varivs
necnon circa centrum suum & axem fixum ab occasu in ortum annua, circaq. alium axem mobilem ab ortu in occasum conuersione quasi menstrua, super polos proprios, libris quatuor mobilis ostensus, a Christophoro Scheiner., Printer's device mounted on t.p., Marginal notes.
Figures de la Bible.
Texts illustrated are cited in the original (Hebrew for Old Testament, Greek for New Testament), German, English, French, Latin, and Dutch at foot of each plate., Drawings by Gerard Hoet and others., Also pub. under title: Tafereelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het O. en N. Testament.
Encyclopédie méthodique.
t. 1. Notices des théories de la terre, & des autres ouvrages qui ont trait à la Géographie-physique ... [Arduino-Woodward]. Supplément aux notices qui précèdent [Bergman-Lavoisier]. Considerations générales et particulières sur la géographie-physique. Table des notices des ouvrages qui ont trait à la Géographie-physique ... -- t. 2. [Aa-Azof] -- t. 3. [Baar-Dyle] -- t. 4. [Eau-Noyant] -- t. 5. Avertissement / [J.N. Huot]. [Oasis-Zurich]. Supplément depuis la lettre A jusqu'a la lettre N inclusivement., par le cit. Desmarest., T. 1-4 edited by Nicolas Desmarest; t. 5 edited by J.B. Bory de St.-Vincent, G.T. Doin, C.-J. Ferry, and J.-J.-N. Huot; see Braunrot & Hardesty Doig., Accompanying plates are found in: Atlas encyclopédique : contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du moyen age, la geographie moderne, et les cartes relatives a la géographie physique. A Paris : [Panckoucke], Hôtel de Thou, Rue Poitevins, MDCCLXXXVII-MDCCLXXXVIII [1787-1788]; and, Atlas encyclopédique : conténant les cartes et les planches relatives a la géographie physique. A Paris : Chez Mme veuve Agasse, Imprimeur-Libraire, Rue des Poitevins, no 6, MDCCCXXVII [1827]., T. 1: 1794 or 1795; t. 2: 1803; t. 3: 1809; t. 4: 1811., T. 1: [4], 400, 401-857, [1] p.; t. 2: [4], 400, 401-896 p.; t. 3: [4], 384, 385-704 p., [1] folded leaf of plates; t. 4: [4], 400, 401-767, [1] p.; t. 5: viij, 958 p., [2] folded leaves of plates., Signatures: v. 1: pi² A-5P⁴; v. 2: pi² A-5V⁴; v. 3: pi² A-4T⁴; v. 4: pi² A-5D⁴; v. 5: pi⁴ A-6D⁴ 6E⁴ ( -6E4)., Title ornaments; tail-pieces., Text in double columns., Printer's waste used as end papers., Errata slip tipped in t. 5., Includes bibliographical references.
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., Manuscript., Treatise., Caption title., Paper watermarked., Marbled wrappers., Written in two italic hands in ink, section headings in red., Three pen-and-ink diagrams.
A description of the plan of Peking, the capital of China; sent to the Royal Society by Father Gaubil ...
Translated from the French., Caption title., "XCVI," from the Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1758, v. 50.
Sphinx mystagoga, sive : diatribe hieroglyphica, qua mumiae, ex Memphiticis pyramidum adytis erutae, & non ita pridem in Galliam transmissae, juxta veterum Hieromystarum mentem, intentionemque, plena fide & exacta exhibetur interpretatio ad inclytos, abst
Athanasii Kircheri è Societ. Jesu., Signatures: *⁴ **⁴ A-K⁴ (K4 blank)., Printer's device on the title page with motto: Vivitur ingenio., Includes errata., Stamp on t.p.: Ex Libris Hieronymi Tvschi Archidiaconi Regiensis., Includes index.
Dell'historia delle piante, di Theophrasto libri tre
tradutti nouamente in lingua italiana da Michel Angelo Biondo.
Libra astronomica ac philosophica, qva Galilaei Galilaei opiniones de cometis a Mario Gvidvcio in Florentina Academia expositæ
atque in lucem nuper editæ, examinantur a Lothario Sarsio [pseud.] Sigensano., First ed. of Cinti, D. Bibliotheca Galileiana, p. 139., Title page within typograpic border., Title vignette., Initials, tail piece., Side notes., Errata: p. 72., Cinti, no. 64., Carli and Favaro, 81.