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Description (dc): 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.

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: United States exploring expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842; v. 1-5. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-42 / by Charles Wilkes. 1845 -- v. 10. Geology / by James D. Dana. 1849 -- v. 17. Botany : Cryptogamia ; Musci / by William S. Sullivant ; Lichenes / by Edward Tuckerman ; Algae / by J.W. Bailey and W.H. Harvey ; Fungi / by M.A. Curtis and M.J. Berkeley ; Phanerogamia of Pacific North America / by John Torrey ; ed. by Asa Gray. 1874., under the command of Charles Wilkes., v. 10, Atlas, has imprint: New York : G.P. Putnam ; London : Putnam's American Agency, [n.d.]., Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published ... an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes ... which account shall be ... published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France.", By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of most of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only., The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany / by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology / by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics / by Charles Wilkes., Volumes of unfinished plates--some of them in proof before lettering--are found, without t.p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-11, Icthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells., v. 10 book plate: Ex libris Herbert McLean Evans

: 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.

: United States exploring expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842; v. 1-5. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-42 / by Charles Wilkes. 1845 -- v. 10. Geology / by James D. Dana. 1849 -- v. 17. Botany : Cryptogamia ; Musci / by William S. Sullivant ; Lichenes / by Edward Tuckerman ; Algae / by J.W. Bailey and W.H. Harvey ; Fungi / by M.A. Curtis and M.J. Berkeley ; Phanerogamia of Pacific North America / by John Torrey ; ed. by Asa Gray. 1874., under the command of Charles Wilkes., v. 10, Atlas, has imprint: New York : G.P. Putnam ; London : Putnam's American Agency, [n.d.]., Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published ... an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes ... which account shall be ... published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France.", By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of most of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only., The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany / by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology / by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics / by Charles Wilkes., Volumes of unfinished plates--some of them in proof before lettering--are found, without t.p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-11, Icthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells., v. 10 book plate: Ex libris Herbert McLean Evans

: 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.

: Monumenta aere perenniora, inter astra ponenda.; von Maximilian Hell kaiserl. königl. Hofastronomen an der Universität zu Wien, im Jahre 1789 der astronomischen Republik gewidmet. Aus dem Lateinischen übersetzt von Anton Jungnitz Mitglied des königl. Preußischen Schulen-Institus, und Astronom an der Universität zu Breßlau in Schlesien., German; Fraktur

: 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.

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