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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.

The book of the great sea-dragons, Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri, [gedolim taninim] gedolim taninim, of Moses. Extinct monsters of the ancient earth. With thirty plates, copied from skeletons in the author's collection of fossil organic remains, (deposited
By Thomas Hawkins ...
Opere del famosissimo Nicolo Tartaglia cioè Quesiti, Trauagliata inuentione, Noua scientia, Ragionamenti sopra Archimede ...
Qvesiti, et inventioni diverse.--Della nova scientia.--Ragionamenti de Nicolo Tartaglia sopra la sua Travagliata Inventione.--Regola generale., Title vignette (device of C. Trajani di Navo); head and tail pieces; initials., Text in italics., Pages 125-286 (2nd group) misnumbered 123-284; numerous other pagination errors., "Qvesiti, et inventioni diverse", "Ragionamenti de Nicolò Tartaglia sopra la sua travagliata inventione", and "Regola generale" have half-titles with portrait of author., Brunet, V. 660., Grässe, VI, pt. 2, p. 30., NUC pre-56, NT 0044404., Manuscript notation in margin of [cop. 1] p. 170 (2nd group)., Bookstamp on inside front cover, cop. 2: "Ex libris George Sarton"., Provenance note on free front endpaper, cop. 2: "Firenze, OH.25 1919 George Sarton"., Imperfect: 4 preliminary leaves, including the collective t.p., and three plates wanting in cop. 2., In cop. 2 "Regola generale" is bound 2nd, followed by "Ragionamenti de Nicolo Tartaglia sopra la sua Travagliata Inventione" and "Della nova scienta".
Geology and mineralogy considered with reference to natural theology
by the Rev. William Buckland ...
Traite des poisons tires des regnes mineral, vegetal et animal; ou, Toxicologie generale, consideree sous les rapports de la physiologie, de la pathologie et de la medecine legale
par M. P. Orfila., Each vol. issued in two parts.
Mathematical collections and translations.
t. 1, pt. 1. Galileus Galileus, his Systeme of the world -- II. Galileus, his epistle to the Grand Dutchesse mother concerning the authority of Holy Scripture in philosophical controversies -- III. Johannes Keplerus, his reconcilings of Scripture texts, &c. -- IV. Didacus à Stunica, his reconcilings of Scripture texts, &c. -- V. P.A. Foscarinus, his epistle to Father Fantonus, reconciling the authority of Scripture, and judgments of divines alledged against this system -- t. 1, pt. 2. D. Benedictus Castellus, his Discourse of the mensuration of running waters -- II. His Geometrical demonstrations of the measure of running waters -- III. His letters and considerations touching the draining of fenns, diversions of rivers, &c. -- IV. D. Corsinus, his relation of the state of the inundations, &c. in the territories of Bologna, and Ferrara -- t. 2, pt. 1. Galileus, his Mathematical discourses and demonstrations, touching two new sciences, pertaining to the mechanicks and local motions, with an appendix of the centre of gravity of some solids -- II Galileus, his Mechanicks, with some additionall pieces -- III. Rhenatus des Cartes, his Mechanicks, translated from the French manuscript -- IV. Archimedes, his tract De insidentibus humido, or Of the natation of bodies, with the notes and demonstrations of Nicholaus Tartalea and Federicus Commandinus -- V. Galileus, his Discourse of natation -- VI. Nicolaus Tartalea, his inventions for diving under water, raising of ships sunk, &c., T. 2, pt. 2, although advertised, was never published., Portrait of Salusbury inserted in t. 2., Treatises have separate title pages., On t.p. of t. 1, pt. 2 the words "The second tome. The second part" should read "The first tome. The second part.", The work was published in two volumes, 1661-1665. It is rarely found complete, as most of the copies of t. 2 were destroyed in the great fire of London., Flyleaf inscription: E Lib: Tho. Wo[...], Coll Jes: Alum: Cant: 1707 Sept: 7., Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Dialogo di Vincentio Galilei nobile fiorentino della mvsica antica, et della moderna.
Title within ornamental design: printer's mark at end.
Etymologiae.
Registrum in libros etymologicarum.--Etymologiae.--Rubrice libri primi[-terti] de sumo bono.--De sumo bono., Title from incipits on leaf 2 (2nd group) and leaf 1 (3rd group)., Imprint from colophon (leaf 28, 3rd group)., "Incipit epistola Isidori iunioris hispalensis episcopi ad Braulionem Ce̜saraugustanũ episcopũ"--Incipit on leaf 1, 2nd group., "Incipit liber primus etymologiarũ sancti Isidori hispalensis episcopi. De disciplina [et] arte."--Incipit on leaf 2, 2nd group., "In christi nomine incipit liber primus sancti Isidori hispalensis episcopi de sũmo bono ..."--Incipit on leaf 1, 3rd group., "Hec est arbor consanguinitatis" (full-page woodcut) (leaf 48v.)., History of Science copy has the "Rubrice ... de Sumo bono" bound in at end., Manuscript notes in margins., Hand-colored initial on leaf 1, 2nd group.
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.
Almagestum novum astronomiam veterem novamque complectens observationibus aliorum, et propriis nouisque theorematibus, problematibus, ac tabulis promotam, in tres tomos distributam.
No more published., "Chronicon dvplex astronomrvm, vel astrologorvm, cosmographorvm, avt polyhistirvm, qui astronomica, vel cosmographica propius attigerunt. I. pars. Ordine temporum constructa. Pars II. Ordine alphabetico et ampliori ervditione digesta": v. 1, p. xxvi-xlvii., "Epitome genealogiae Grimaldae gentis": v. 2, p. [i]-ix.
The theory of the earth: containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things.
v. 1. The two first books, Concerning the Deluge, and Concerning Paradise.--v. 2. The two last books, Concerning the burning of the world, and Concerning the new heavens and new earth., Engraved half-titles., Dedication signed: Thomas Burnet., In four books; second and fourth book each have special t.-p., Published first in Latin, with title: Telluris theoria sacra, 1681-89., "Review of the Theory of the earth," with special title-page and separate paging, bound at end of [v. 2]
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.