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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.

Apiarivm ex frontispiciis natvralis theatri principis Federici Caesii Lyncei S. Angeli et S. Poli Princ. I. march. M. Caelii II. &c. baron. rom. depromptvm : qvo vniversa mellificvm familia ab svis praegeneribvs derivata in suas species, ac differentias d
Gvidivbaldi è marchionibvs Montis Perspectivae libri sex.
Title, text, running title, and side notes within line borders., Title-vignette, initials., Signatures: [cross]² A-2Q⁴., Errata: p. [1] (3rd group).
De animalibus.
"Interprete Theodore Gaze.", Hain. Repertorium 1699; Pellechet. Cat. gen. des incunables 1206; Stillwell. Incunabula in American libraries A870., Initails and paragraph marks supplied in red and blue, hand colored. Rubricated in red. Numerous old marginal ms. notes., Bound by Riviere in calf, wooden boards; clasps.
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.
Arcis Uraniburgi : in insula Hellesponti Danici Huenna Constructae, quo ad totam Capacitatem, designatio
Drawing of Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg., A Tychone Brahe, Dno de Knudstrup., Excerpt from Joan Blaeu's Major Atlas, 1665.
Geestelyke natuurkunde
uitgegeven in de Latynsche taale door Jan Jacb. Scheuchzer ; het gansche werk bestaat in acht deelen, waar van elk een verzelt is met vyftig zinryke in't koper gesneden printbladen door J. And. Pfeffel ; in't Nederduits vertaald door Florentius H.J. Van Halen., Subtitle varies slightly; v. 2-5, Versierd met byschriften in poëzy, door G. Tysens; v. 6, door L. Paludanus.
Le diverse et artificiose machine
del capitano Agostino Ramelli... Composte in lungua italiana et francese., Embossed on cover: initials F.A.A., coat-of-arms and date 1608.
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.
Auctore Isaaco Newtono, equite aurato., Edited by R. Cotes.
Legatio batavica ad magnum Tartari chamum Sungteium, modernum Sin imperatorem. Historiarum narratione, qu legatis in provinciis Quantung, Kiangsi, Nanking, Xantung, Peking, & aula imperatoria ab anno 1665 ad annum 1657 obtigerunt, ut & ardua Sinensium in
per Joannem Nieuhovium ... Latinitate donata per ... Georgium Hornium., Added t.-p., engr.
[Opera omnia.]
v.1 De qvadrvpedibvs solidipedibvs volvmen integrvm. 1639 [colophon: 1648] -- v.2 De qvadrvpedib'. digitatis viviparis libri tres et De qvadrvpedib' digitatis oviparis libri dvo. 1645 [colophon: 1663] -- v.3 Serpentvm, et draconv̄ historiæ libri dvo. 1640 -- v.4 De reliquis animalibus exanguibus libri quatuor. 1642 [colophon: 1654] -- v.5 De piscibvs libri V. et de cetis lib. vnvs. 1638 [colophon: 1661] -- v.6 De animalibvs insectis libri septem. 1638 -- v.7 Monstrorvm historia. 1642 ; Paralipomena accvratissima historiæ omnivm animalivm / Bartholoḿæs Ambrosinvs. 1657 [colophon: 1658] -- v.8 Dendrologiæ natvralis scilicet arborvm historiæ libri dvo. 1668 [colophon: 1667] -- v.9 Qvadrvpedvm omniv̄ bisvlcorv̄ historia. 1642 [colophon: 1653] -- v.10-12 Ornithologiae. (v.10: 1646 [colophon 1645]; v.11: 1652; v.12: 1645 [colophon 1652]) -- [v.13 Musaeum metallicum in libris III]., No collective t.p., Publisher statements vary., "Aldrovande n'a écrit que les cinq premiers vol. de cette collection; les autres ont été composés depuis sa mort, et en partie d'après ses manuscrits, par différents auteurs qui sont nommés sur les titres"--Brunet, I, 155., Engraved title pages; woodcuts; initials; head and tail pieces., Imperfect: preliminary leaves wanting in vols. 2, 4, 6, 10; v. 6 wanting leaves Xxx3, 4; v. 10 bound-in up-side down, p. 879-888 omitted in pagination; v. 11 wanting t.p., Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Rapport du Comité des fortifications, sur une méthode d'écrire en chiffres et sur l'instrument approprié à cet objet
Broillet introduces the Kinographe, an instrument he believes can be used for encryption. He suggests using code books to encrypt messages sent by semaphore., proposés par le cit[oy]en Baroillet., Caption title., Holograph, written in black ink., Includes additions and corrections to the text.
(Ioachimi Ringelbergij, Antuerpiani) Institutiones astronomic ternis libris cotent : Quarum primus sphaerae ac mundi narturam declarat.