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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.

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.
Tychonis Brahe, Dani, Epistolarvm astronomicarvm libri
Quorum primvs hic illvstriss: et lavdatiss: principis Gvlielmi Hassiae Landtgravii ac ipsius mathematici literas, vnaq́; responsa ad singulas complectitur., Imprint from colophon., "Cvm Caesaris et Regvm qvorvndam privilegiis.", Contains the astronomical correspondence between T. Brahe and Wilhelm IV, Landgrave of Hesse., Letters in Latin or German, those in German being followed by their Latin translation., Signatures: *⁴ (:)⁴ ):(⁴ (*)⁴ )*(⁴ A-2Q⁴., T.p. verso (p. [2]) and p. [8] blank., Numerous errors in pagination., "Errata typographica": p. [1] at end., Title vignette, initials, tail pieces, printer's device (at end)., Description of Uranienborg Castle and Stjarneborg Observatory, built by T. Brahe (1576-84), with engraved drawings and plans of the buildings, and a map of the Island of Hven, in the Sound, where they were located (p. 219-264)., The original vellum covers, with the Gartered and Crowned Crescent of Henry, 9th or 10th earl of Northumberland, are inlaid inside the newer leather binding., Bookplate of Vernon Watley.
Map of Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Crowder Mercantile and Investment Company., "Showing segregation of coal and asphalt land"--Panel., Date from map verso., "Matters of interest concerning lands of Choctaw Nation"--Map verso.
A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the natural history of the herbs and trees, four-footed beasts, fishes, birds, insects, reptiles, &c. of the last of those islands; to which is prefix'd an introduction, w
By Hans Sloane.
An account of a surprizing meteor, seen in the air, March 19, 17 18/19, at night. Containing, I. A description of this meteor, from the original letters of those who saw it in different places. II. Some historical accounts of the like meteors before. II
By William Whiston.
Cosmographia Petri Apiani
per Gemmam Frisivm apud Louanienses medicum & mathematicū insignem, iam demum ab omnibus vindicata mendis, ac nonnullis quoq[ue]: locis aucta. Additis eiusdem argumenti libellis ipsius Gemmæ Frisii., Colophon: Excusum Antuerpiæ opera Aeg. Diesthemij. Anno à Christo humanæ salutis authore nato, 1545., On verso of last leaf, device (no. 2) of Grégoire de Bonte., Signatures: A-H, K-S⁴; sig. I reserved for map of the world., Leaves signed [Aiii]-[Siiii] are numbered 1-66., Title vignette; initials. Fol. 31-48 in double columns., Revolving diagrams on verso of l. 8 and 11, and on recto of l. 28 and 49., Libellus de locorum describendorvm ratione ... per Gemmam Frisivm: l. 51-57., Vsvs annvli astronomici. Gemma Frisio ... avtore: l. 58-64., For full description see Ortroy, Bibliographie de l'œuvre de Pierre Apian. 1902. no. 36.
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. To which are added, A plain method of finding the distances of all the planets from the sun, by the transit of Venus over the sun's disc, in
By James Ferguson.
Il regno della China detto presentemente Catay, e Mangin, diuiso sopra le Carte più esatte nelle sue Principali Prouincie
da Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola, con l'aggionta di nuoui regni, e prouincie ne confini dela medesima China, conforme le relationi più recenti de più illustri viaggiatori del nostro secolo, e particolarmente delli Pri Gio. Grueher, Benedetto Goes, Martino Martini, e Monsieur Tauernier, et altri ; Giorgio Widman sculp., Relief shown pictorially.
Descrizione dell' Etna con la storia delle eruzioni e il catalogo dei prodotti
dell' abate Francesco Ferrara.
An introduction to geology : intended to convey a practical knowledge of the science, and comprising the most important recent discoveries, with explanations of the facts and phenomena which serve to confirm or invalidate various geological theories
by Robert Bakewell.
The wonders of geology; or A familiar exposition of geological phenomena; being the substance of a course of lectures delivered at Brighton.
By Gideon Algernon Mantell., Paged continuously; v. 1 : 1 p. l., xvi, 428 p., 4 l.; v. 2: vii, [429]-795 p., 6 l., [797]-804, [24] p., Each plate accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress., Each volume had added title page: The wonders of geology, by Gideon Algernon Mantell.
Essai sur la geographie mineralogique des environs de Paris, avec une carte geognostique, et des coupes de terrain
par G. Cuvier et Alexandre Brongniart., Has caption title: Memoires de la classe des sciences mathematiques et physiques.