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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.

De mundi aetherei recentioribus phaenomenis liber secundus
The 2nd volume of a projected work on recent astronomical phenomena. The 1st volume was published in 1602 under title: Astronomiae instauratae progymnasmata. The 3rd and final volume was never written. Cf. Tycho Brahe / J.L.E. Dreyer. 1890. p. 162-163., Running title: De cometa anni 1577., A reissue of the 1588 ed. with a new t.p. and added preliminary matter. Cf. Dreyer, p. 369. Pages 465-[466] are reset and the colophon is new., Dedication signed: Franciscus Gansneb Tengnagel., Signatures: *-2*⁴ A-3M⁴ 3N²., Printer statement in imprint is from colophon.
Dialogo di Vincentio Galilei nobile fiorentino della mvsica antica, et della moderna.
Title within ornamental design: printer's mark at end.
Kasagake zenki
[Ise Heizo Sadatake shirusu]., Cover title., “Secret book about the hunger of the target given continually from ancestor of Ise family.” 1846 manuscript copy by Hajime Terai from original written in 1758 by Sadatake; illustrations copied by Odani., Paul E. Klopsteg Collection., [伊勢平蔵貞丈記].
Qi qi tu shuo
"One interesting book in the History of Science Collections, Johann Schreck’s Ensei kiki zusetsu rokusai (Diagrams and Explanations of Wonderful Machines of the Far West, 1830), is an engineering textbook written in Chinese by a friend of Galileo’s who accompanied him during his early telescopic discoveries. That book was originally printed in China as Qi qi tu shuo in 1627. This edition, printed in Japan, contains more than 170 woodcut illustrations. Johann Schreck composed Wonderful Machines of the Far West in a joint effort with Wang Cheng, a Chinese collaborator. Many of the machines depicted in the work are found in the pages of European books such as Agostino Ramelli, Le diverse et artificiose machine (Paris, 1588)." History of Science Online, Kerry Magruder, http://kvmagruder.net/hsci/12-Asian/2-2-Schreck.html, [Deng Yuhan kou shu ; Wang Zheng yi hui]., On double leaves, oriental style, in case., Translation., [鄧 玉函 口述 ; 王徵譯繪].
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
by a Society of Gentlemen in Scotland ; illustrated with one hundred and sixty copperplates., Facsim. of the 1st ed.: Edinburgh : Printed by A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar and sold by Collin Macfarquhar, 1771., Accompanied by booklet: Your authentic replica of the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica / originally published 1768-1771 Edinburgh, Scotland ; reissued by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, ©1979. 8 p. ; 26 cm.
Musurgia vniuersalis, siue, Ars magna consoni et dissoni in X libros digesta : quáa vniuersa sonorum doctrina, & philosophia, musicaeque tam theoricae, quam practicae scientia, summa varietate traditur ; admirandae consoni, & dissoni in mundo, adeáoque vn
Athanasii Kircheri Fuldensis e Soc. Iesu presbyteri., Vol. 1: [20], 690 pages, [11] leaves of plates. Vol. 2:462, [38] pages, [11] leaves of plates., Edited by Jacobus Viva, with his letter to the reader (p. [19])., "Superiorum permissu.", Added engraved title page (2 leaves)., Engraved title page of vol. 1 found between pages 584 and 585., Vol. 2 has title abbreviated, with imprint: Romae, Typis Ludouici Grignani, 1650., Super-ex libris: Bibliothec Bignon., Title vignettes; initials; head- and tailpieces., Includes plates (some folded)., Privilege statements, errata, and registers on final two leaves., Includes index., Vellum and calf binding on wood boards with metal clasps.
Manuscript notes and drawings of Mr. George Cumberland of Bristol
Includes bibliographical references.
Vollständiger himmels Atlas für Freunde und Liebhaber der Sternkunde nach den vorzüglichsten Hilfsquellen und eigenen Beobachtungen gezeichnet.
Mukabaki no sho
[Takeda, Nobutoyo]., Cover title., Book about “leggings” (cowboy chaps); 1846 manuscript copy by Hajime Terai from 1556 original written by Nobutoyo, illustrations copied by Odani., Paul E. Klopsteg Collection., [ 武田信豊].
Memoirs of Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri extinct monsters of the ancient earth : with twenty-eight plates copied from specimens in the author's collection of fossil organic remains
by Thomas Hawkins., Subscription list: p. [3].
A natural history of the Crinoidea, or, Lily-shaped animals : with observations on the genera, Asteria, Euryale, Comatula & Marsupites, illustrated with fifty coloured plates
by J.S. Miller., Includes index to plates., Each plate is accompanied by descriptive text.
Jishin nendai-ki.
A chronical of earthquakes from ancient times to Ansei 2, with special attention to the Ansei Edo Earthquake.