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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.

Opera
Archimedis Syracvsani philosophi et mathematici ingeniosissimi, per Nicolaum Tartaleam ... multis erroribus emendata ..., Imprint from colophon.
Hieronymi Cardani medici Mediolanensis, libelli dvo. : Vnus, de Supplemento Almanach. Alter, de restitutione temporum & motuum coelestium. : Item genituræ LXVII. insignes casibus & fortuna, cum expositione.
Signatures: A-Z⁴ 2a-2c⁴ 2d⁶ [$3 (+2d4) signed; 2d6 blank]., Initials., Manuscript notes in margins.
Nicolai Copernici Torinensis De revolvtionibvs orbium coelestium. libri VI.
Habes in hoc opere iam recens nato, & aedito, studiose lector, motus stellarum, tam fixarum, quam erraticarum, cum ex ueteribus tum etiam ex recentibus obsernationibus restitutos; & nouis insuper ac admirabilibus hypothesibus ornatos. Habes etiam tabulas expeditissimas, ex quibus eosdem ad quoduis tempus quam facillime calculare poteris. Igitur eme, lege, fruere. [Line in Greek], Published also under title: Astronomia instaurata, libris sex comprehensa, qui De revolutionibus orbium coelestium inscribunter. Nunc ... restituta ... studio d. Nicolai Mvlerii., Many early marginal manuscript notes., "Narratio prima" by G. J. Rhaticus: [18] l. at end.
Polyhistor.
Originally published under title: Iulii Solini De situ et memorabilibus orbis capitula. Venice, 1473., Consists of text, by Solinus and Mela, and commentary, by Sebastian Münster and Pedro Juan Oliver (the latter printed in italics)., Printer's device, signed: Palma Ising on t.p. and last page., Colophon: Basileæ apud Michaelem Ising. M. D. XLIII., Signatures: a⁶ [beta]⁴ a-z⁴ 2A-2F⁴ (a1 verso blank)., Initials, side notes., Text in columns., Page 175 misnumbered 157, 191 as 181., Plates (maps) unnumbered., Cf. Wagner, H.R. The cartography of the Northwest coast of America to the year 1800, v. 1: p. 9., Includes index., Contains life of Solinus, by Joannes Camers (p. [3-4], 1st group)., Text by Solinus covers p. [1]-144, 2nd group, 2 folded maps, with preface on p. [20], 1st group; text by Mela covers p. 147-229, with preface on p. [145]-146., Folded map accompanying p. 144 shows territory to the east of Asia marked "Terra incognita", considered to represent the Northwest coast of North America. Wagner (in discussing the 1538 edition), however, questions this opinion and holds that it might represent Japan instead. The text on p. 144 refers to it [in translation] as "... extreme coast, as has been explored in our time by men.", In ms. on t.p.: "Mattei Nevorij Pecciolensis"., Manuscript notations in margins., DeGolyer Collection bookplate., Publisher's name on t.p. marked out., Place of publication and printer in colophon marked out.
Nicolai Copernici Torinensis De revolvtionibvs orbium coelestium. libri VI.
Habes in hoc opere iam recens nato, & aedito, studiose lector, motus stellarum, tam fixarum, quam erraticarum, cum ex ueteribus tum etiam ex recentibus obsernationibus restitutos; & nouis insuper ac admirabilibus hypothesibus ornatos. Habes etiam tabulas expeditissimas, ex quibus eosdem ad quoduis tempus quam facillime calculare poteris. Igitur eme, lege, fruere. [Line in Greek], Published also under title: Astronomia instaurata, libris sex comprehensa, qui De revolutionibus orbium coelestium inscribunter. Nunc ... restituta ... studio d. Nicolai Mvlerii., Many early marginal manuscript notes., "Narratio prima" by G. J. Rhaticus: [18] l. at end.
Den nieuwen herbarius, dat is, dboeck vanden cruyden, int welcke met groote neersticheyt bescreven is niet alleen die gantse historie dat is die namen tfaetsoen natuere cracht ende operatie van meesten deel de cruyden die hier ende in ander landen wassen
Elements.
diligentemente reassettato, et alla integrita ridotto per il degno professore di tal scientie Nicolo Tartalea, Brisciano, secondo le due tradottioni: e per commune commodo & vtilita de latino in volgar tradotto. Con vna ampla espositione dello istesso tradottore di nouo aggionta. Talmente chiara, che ogni mediocre ingegno, senza la notitia, ouer suffragio di alcun' altra scientia con facilita, sera capace à poterlo intendere., First vernacular translation of: Euclid's Elementa., Wrongly attributed to Eucleides of Megara., Imprint from colophon., Signatures: A-Z⁸ &⁸ ?⁸ Px⁸ AA-DD⁸., Printer's devices on t.p. and on verso of last leaf; some decorated initials., Numerous foliation errors.
Nicolai Copernici Torinensis De revolvtionibvs orbium coelestium. libri VI.
Habes in hoc opere iam recens nato, & aedito, studiose lector, motus stellarum, tam fixarum, quam erraticarum, cum ex ueteribus tum etiam ex recentibus obsernationibus restitutos; & nouis insuper ac admirabilibus hypothesibus ornatos. Habes etiam tabulas expeditissimas, ex quibus eosdem ad quoduis tempus quam facillime calculare poteris. Igitur eme, lege, fruere. [Line in Greek], Published also under title: Astronomia instaurata, libris sex comprehensa, qui De revolutionibus orbium coelestium inscribunter. Nunc ... restituta ... studio d. Nicolai Mvlerii., Many early marginal manuscript notes., "Narratio prima" by G. J. Rhaticus: [18] l. at end.
Andreae Vesalii ... De humani corporis fabrica libri septem.
Illustrations by J. S. van Calcar., Date and place of publication from colophon., Illustrated t.p., Initials, side notes., Printer's device p. [37] (3rd group)., Cushing no. VI.A.-1., Pages 313-491 misnumbered 213-391, 662-663 as 658-659, and numerous other pagination errors., Includes index., Manuscript notations in margins.