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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.

: Description of a glass apparatus, for making mineral waters, like those of Pyrmont, Spa, Seltzer, &c., in a few minutes, and with a very little expence : together with the description of some new eudiometers, or instruments for ascertaining the wholsomene; in a letter to the Rev. Dr. Priestley ; by J.H. de Magellan., Handwritten notes on p. 3., Includes bibliographical references., With: De la richesse minérale / M. Héron de Villefosse. Paris : J.B. Sajou, 1811.

: L'usage des globes céleste et terrestre, et des sphères, suivant les différens systêmes du monde. Précédé d'un traité de cosmographie, où est expliqué avec ordre tout ce qu'il y a de plus curieux dans la description de l'univers, suivant les mémoires & ob; Accompagné des figures nécessaires ..., First edition, 1699., Includes errata., Signatures: aâ´ A-Zâ¸ 2Aâ´., Head- and tail-pieces.

: 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

: Johannis Hevelii Cometographia : totam naturam cometarum : utpote sedem, parallaxes, distantias, ortum & interitum, capitum, caudarumq́[ue] diversas facies, affectionesq́[ue] ... Cumprimis verò, cometæ anno 1652, 1661, 1664 & 1665 ab ipso auctore ... obse; Includes errata., Added engraved title page., Head- and tail-pieces., Stamp on t.p.: DuPlum Bibliothecae , B.M.S., Includes index.