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Rare Books: Science

Descriptions of the University of Manitoba's Rare Books Collection as well as educational resources available to those studying related fields.

Mathematics

Creator / Imprint Title Call Number
Journal By Royal Society (Great Britain) (London, 1722-56.) The Philosophical transactions ... abridged ... Q41 .L82
Sprat, Thomas, (London, J Knapton and other 1734.) The history of the Royal society of London, for the improving of natural knowledge. By Tho. Sprat, late lord bishop of Rochester. Q41.L86 S7 1734
Archimedes. (Basileae : I Heruagius, 1544.) Archimēdous tou Syrakousiou, ta mechri nyn sōzōmenā, hapanta = [all that which remains of the works of Archimedes of Syracuse] : Archimedis Syracusani philosophi ac geometrae excellentissimi opera, qua quidem extant, omnia... QA31 .A681 1544
Euclid. (Londini : Typis TR impensis Joh Martyn, ad insigne campanae, in coemeterio D Pauli, 1666.) Euclidis elementa geometrica : novo ordine ac methodo fere demonstrata. QA31 .E86 1666
Euclid. (Pisauri : Apud Camillum Francischinum, 1572.) Euclidis Elementorum libri XV : uná cum scholijs antiquis / á Federico Commandino : nuper in Latinum conuersi, commentarijsq́ue quibusdam illustrati. QA31 .E87 1572
Euclid. (Philadelphia : Walker, [ca. 1825]) The elements of Euclid : viz. the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth : The errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago vitiated these books, are corrected, and some of Euclid's demonstrations are restored ... QA31 .E873
Proclus, (London, the author, 1792.) The philosophical and mathematical commentaries of Proclus on the first book of Euclid's Elements. To which are added a History of the restoration of Platonic theology by the latter Platonists, and a translation from the Greek of ... QA31 .P7413 1792
Wallis, John, (London : Printed by J Playford, for R Davis, 1685.) A treatise of algebra, both historical and practical. Shewing the original, progress, and advancement thereof, from time to time; and by what steps it hath attained to the height at which it now is... QA33 .W3 1685
Pomodoro, Giovanni. (In Roma : A spese di Carlo Losi, 1772.) Geometria pratica / di Giovanni Pomodoro, Veneziano ; ridotta in tavole cinquantuno, con le spiegazioni di Giovanni Scala. QA464 .P66 1772
Voltaire, (London : Stephen Austen, 1738.) The elements of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy / by Mr. Voltaire ; translated from the French ; rev. and corr. by John Hanna ; with explication of some words in alphabetical order. QA803 .V6 1738

Astronomy

Creator / Imprint Title Call Number
Malvasia, Cornelio, (Mytinae : Impensis avthoris, ex typographia Andreae Cassinai, 1662.) Ephemerides novissimae motvvm coelestivm. ad longitudinem vrbis Mutinae gr. 34.5. Ex Philippi Lansbergii hypothesibvs exactissime supputatae, & ad caelestes obseruationes nuper habitas expensae ab anno 1661 ad annum 1666, cum obseruationes ipsis interim ab authore habitis ... QB7 .M35 1662

 

Physics

Creator / Imprint Title Call Number
Switzer, Stephen, (London, T Astley etc 1729.) An introduction to a general system of hydrostaticks and hydraulicks, philosophical and practical. QC144 .S9 1729
Gravesande, Willem Jacob 's, (London, J Senex etc 1737.) Mathematical elements of natural philosophy confirm'd by experiments: QC19 .G7 1737
Boyle, Robert, (London, Printed by TW for W Innys and R Manby and T Longman, 1738.) The philosophical works of the Honourable Robert Boyle esq.; abridged, methodized, and disposed under the general heads of physics, statistics, pneumatics, natural history, chymistry, and medicine... By Peter Shaw, M.D. QC3 .B8 1738
Boyle, Robert, (London, J and F Rivington etc 1772.) The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle. In six volumes. QC3 .B9 1772
Newton, Isaac, (London : Sam Smith and Benj Walford, Printers to the Royal Society, at the Prince's Arms in St Paul's Church-yard, MDCCIV [1704].) Opticks, or, A treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light ; also, two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures. QC353 .N57 1704
Priestley, Joseph, (London : J Johnson, 1772.) The history and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours / by Joseph Priestley. QC353 .P8 1772

Chemistry

Creator / Imprint Title Call Number
Fourcroy, Antoine-François de, (Paris, Cuchet, 1789.) Elemens d'histoire naturelle et de chimie / Par M. de Fourcroy. QD28 .F78 1789

Natural history – Biology

Creator / Imprint Title Call Number
Valmont-Bomare, (Lyon, Bruyset, 1800.) Dictionnaire raisonne universel d'histoire naturelle, contenant l'histoire des animaux, des vegetaux et des mineraux, et celle des corps celestes, des meteores, & des autres principaux phenomenes de la nature; avec l'histoire des trois regnes [et] une table concordante des noms latins. QH13 .V2 1800
Horrebow, Niels, (London : A Linde etc, 1758.) The natural history of Iceland : containing a particular and accurate account of the different soils, burning mountains, minerals, vegetables, metals, stones, beasts, birds, and fishes ; together with the disposition, customs, and manner of living of the inhabitants ... QH166 .H8
Pliny, (Typis excudebatur Francoforti ad Moenum, à partu Deiparae virginis : Ex officina Martini Lechleri impensis Sigismundi Feyerabendij, 1582.) Historia mundi naturalis C. Plinii Secundi : hoc est, amplissimum, lucidissimum, perspicacissimumque, nec non plane mirandum totius universi, rerumque naturalium speculum ... in libros XXXVII / distributa, vivisque imaginibus illustrata ... QH41 .P7 1582
Linné, Carl von, (Lipsiae : impensis Georg Emanuel Beer, 1788-93.) Caroli a Linné systema naturae per regna tria naturae : secundum classes, ordines, genera, species : cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis / Caroli a Linne ; cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin. -- QH43 .S53
Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, (Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] : Apud Joh Arnold Langerak, MDCCXIX [1719]) Antonii a Leeuwenhoek Societatis Regiae Anglicae membri Epistolae ad Societatem Regiam Anglicam, et alios illustres viros, seu Continuatio Mirandorum arcanorum naturae detectorum, quadraginta epistolis contentorum, quae ex Belgica in Latinam linguam translatae sunt... QH9 .L37 1719
Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, (Delphis [Delft] : Apud Adrianum Beman, 1719.) Antonii a Leeuwenhoek Regiae, quae Londini est, Societatis Collegae, Epistolae physiologicae super compluribus naturae arcanis ... QH9 .L4165 1719

Botany

Creator / Imprint Title Call Number
Curtis, William, (London : W Curtis by Stephen Couchman, 1787-1800.) The botanical magazine, or, Flower-garden displayed : in which the most ornamental foreign plants, cultivated in the open ground, the green-house, and the stove, are accurately represented in their natural colours ; to which are added their names, class, order, generic and specific characters, according to the celebrated Linnæus ; their places of growth, and times of flowering, together with the most approved methods of culture / by William Curtis. QK1 .C9
Curtis, William, (London : W Curtis by Stephen Couchman, 1787-1800.) The botanical magazine, or, Flower-garden displayed : in which the most ornamental foreign plants, cultivated in the open ground, the green-house, and the stove, are accurately represented in their natural colours ; to which are added their names, class, order, generic and specific characters, according to the celebrated Linnæus ; their places of growth, and times of flowering, together with the most approved methods of culture / by William Curtis. QK1 .C9b
Bulliard, Pierre, (Paris : L'Imprimerie de Monsieur, 1784.) Histoire des plantes vénéneuses et suspectes de la France / par M. Bulliard. QK100.F8 B84 1784
Vaillant, Sébastien, (A Leide & a Amsterdam : Chez Jean & Herman Verbeek et Balthazar Lakeman, MDCCXXVII [1727]) Botanicon Parisiense, ou, Denombrement par ordre alphabetique des plantes, qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris : avec plusieurs descriptions des plantes, leurs synonyme, le terms de fleurir & de grainer : et une critique des auteurs de botanique / par feu monsieur Sebastien Vaillant, de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, & demonstrateur des plantes au Jardin Royal de Paris ; enrichi de plus de trois cents figures, dessinées par le sieur Claude Aubriet, peintre du cabinet du roy. QK313 .V34 1727
Dillenius, Johann Jakob, (Francofurti ad Moenum : Apud Joh Maximilianum à Sande, 1718.) Jo. Jac. Dillenii catalogus plantarum circa Gissam sponte nascentium : cum observationibus botanicis, synonymiis necessariis, tempore & locis, in quibus plantae reperiuntur : praemittitur praefatio et dissertatio brevis de variis plantarum methodis : ad calcem vero adjicitur fungorum et muscorum methodica recensio hactensus desiderata. QK314 .D57 1718
Bauhin, Caspar, (Basileæ : Impensis Joannis Regis, M DC LXXI [1671]) Caspari Bauhini viri clariss. Pinax theatri botanici sive Index in Theophrasti Dioscoridis Plinij et botanicorum qui à seculo scripserunt opera : plantarum circiter sex millium ab ipsis exhibitarum nomina cum earundem synonymijs & differentijs methodice secundum genera & species proponens. Opus XL. annorum summopere expetitum ad autoris autographum recensitum. QK41 .B34 1671
Bauhin, Johann, (Ebroduni : Typographia Caldoriana, MDCL-MDCLI [1650-1651].) Historia plantarum vniuersalis, noua, et absolutissima, cum consensu et dissensu circa eas. / auctoribus Ioh. Bauhino ... et Ioh. Hen. Cherlero ... quam recensuit & auxit Dominicus Chabraeus ... Iuris vero publici fecit, Franciscus Lud. a Graffenried ... QK41 .B35 1650
Dalechamps, Jacques, (Lugduni [Lyon], : Apud Gulielmum Rouillium, M.D. LXXXVI.[-M.D. LXXXVII.] [1586-1587]) Historia generalis plantarum, in libros XVIII. per certas classes artificiose digesta, haec, plusquam mille imagìibus plantarum locupletior superioribus, omnes propemodum quæ ab antiquis scriptoribus, Græcis, Latinis, Arabibus, nominantur: necnon eas quæ in Orientis atque Occidentis partibus, ante seculum nostrum incognitis, repertæ fuerunt, tibi exhibet. Habes etiam earundem plantarum peculiaria nationibus nomina: habes amplas descriptiones, è quibus singularum genus, formam, vbi crescant & quo tempore vigeant, natiuum temperamentum, vires denique in medicina proprias cognosces. Adiecti sunt indices, non solùm Græci & Latini, sed aliarum quoque linguarum, locupletissimi. QK41 .D34 1587
Gerard, John, (London : Printed by Adam Islip, Ioice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1633.) The herball, or, Generall historie of plantes / gathered by John Gerarde of London, master in chirurgerie ; very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson, citizen and apothecarye of London. QK41 .G3 1633
Micheli, Pier Antonio, (Florentiae ... : Typis Bernardi Paperinii ..., MDCCXXVIIII [1729]) Nova plantarum genera : iuxta Tournefortii methodum disposita quibus plantae MDCCCC recensentur, scilicet fere MCCCC nondum obseruatae, reliquae suis sedibus restitutae ; quarum vero figuram exhibere visum fuit, eae ad DL aeneis tabulis CVIII. graphice expressae sunt ; adnotationibus, atque abseruationibus, praecipue fungorum, mucorum, affiniumque plantarum sationem, ortum, & incrementum spectantibus, interdum adiectis ... / auctore Petro Antonio Michelio ... QK41 .M52 1729
Theodorus, Iacobus, (Basel, Getruckt durch J Werenfels, in Verlegung J Königs, 1664.) D. Iacobi Theodori Tabernaemontani, New vollkommen Kräuter-Buch, darinnen vber 3000. Kräuter, mit schönen vnd kunstlichen Figuren, auch deren Vnterscheid vnd Wirckung, sampt ihren Namen in mancherley Spraachen, beschrieben: dessgleichen auch, wie dieselbige in allerhand Kranckheiten, beyde der Menschen vnd des Viehs, sollen angewendet vnd gebraucht werden, angezeigt wird. Vormahls durch D. Casparvm Bavhinvm mit vielen newen Figuren, nutzlichen Artzneyen vnd andern guten Stucken, mit sonderem Fleiss gebessert. Jetzt widerumb auffs newe übersehen, mit nutzlichen Marginalien, synonimis, (so insonderheit im andern vnd dritten Theil gemangelt) Registern vnd anderm vermehret durch Hieronymvm Bavhinvm. QK41 .T17 1664
Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de, (Parisiis : E Typographia Regia, 1700.) Josephi Pitton Tournefort Aquisextiensis ... Institutiones rei herbariae. QK41 .T655 1700
Hedwig, Johannes, (Lipsiae : Ex officina Breitkopfio-Haerteliana, 1798.) Theoria generationis et fructificationis plantarum cryptogamicarum Linnaei : retractata et aucta ... / auctore Ioanne Hedwig. QK506 .H42 1798
Hoffmann, Georg Franz, (Erlangae : Wolfgangi Waltheri, 1784.) Enumeratio lichenum iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata / a Georg. Franc. Hoffmann. QK583 .H63 1784
Marsili, Luigi Ferdinando, (Romae : ex officina typographica Francisci Gonzagae, MDCCXIV [1714]) Ludovici Ferdinandi Marsilii Dissertatio de generatione fungorum / ad illustrissim & reverendissimum præsulem Joannem Mariam Lancisium ... cui accedit ejusdem responsio una cum dissertatione de Plinianae villaeruderibus atque ostiensis litoris incremento. QK601 .M37 1714
Gleditsch, Johann Gottlieb, (Berolini : Sumtibus Scholae Realis, 1753.) Methodus fungorum : exhibens genera, species et varietates cum charactere, differentia specifica, synonomis, solo, loco et observationibus / D. Ioh Gottlieb Gleditsch. QK603.2 .G53 1753
Creator / Imprint Title Call Number
Bolton, James, ([Huddersfield, Eng.] : the author and sold in Halifax by him, and by J Milner, Bookseller, by B White and Son, in London, by the Booksellers of Oxford, Cambridge, York, Edinburgh, and may be had of all other Booksellers, MDCCLXXXVIII -MDCCXCI [1788-91]) An history of fungusses, growing about Halifax : with fourty-four copper-plates, on which are engraved fifty-one species of Agarics : wherein their varieties, and various appearances in the different stages of growth, are faithfully exhibited in more than two hundred figures : copied with great care from the plants, when newly gathered and in a state of perfection : with a particular description of each species, in all its stages : from the first appearance to the utter decay of the plant : with the time when they were gathered, the soil and situation in which they grew, their duration, and the particular places mentioned, where all the new or rare species were found : the whole being a plain recital of facts, the result of more than twenty years observation : in three volumes / by James Bolton. QK607 .B67 1788
Bulliard, Pierre, (Paris : Chez l'auteur 1791.) Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre méthodique les descriptions et les figures des champignons qui croissent naturellement en France / par M. Bulliard. QK608.F8 B84 1791
Schäffer, Jacob Christian, (Erlangae : Apud Ioannem Iacobum Palmium, MDCCC [1800]) D. Iacobi Christian Schaefferi quondam eccles. evangel. ratisbon. pastoris et superintendentis Fungorum qui in Bavaria et Palantinatu circa Ratisbonam nascuntur icones nativis coloribus expressae. QK608.G3 S32 1800
Tode, Henrich Julius, (Luneburgi : Apud Ioh Fried Guil Lemke, 1790-1791.) Fungi Mecklenburgenses selecti / auctore Henrico Iulio Tode ... QK608.G3 T62 1790
Battarra, Giovanni Antonio, (Faventiae [Faenza] : typis Martinianis, 1759.) Fungorum agri ariminensis historia / a J. Antonio Battarra ... compilata aeneisque tabulis quadraginta locupletata quam sub auspiciis plurimum reverendi DD. Francisci-Raynaldi Gargani ... in hac 2. ed. nec aucta nec diminuta publici juris fecit. QK608.I8 B37 1759
Sterbeeck, Franciscus van, (T'Antwerpen : By Ioseph Iacobs, 1675.) Theatrum fungorum oft het toonsel der campernoelien ... alles met neerstigheyt, lanck-duerige ondervindinghe, ende ijverigh ondersoecken vande schriften der ervarenste cruyt-kenders vergaedert ende beschreven / door Franciscus van Sterbeeck. QK626 .S7 1675
Dahlberg, Nicolaus E. (Holmiae [Stockholm] : Typographia Regia, 1755.) Dissertatio botanica : metamorphoses plantarum sistens ... / sub praesidio viri nobilissimi Caroli Linnaei ... socii, nature curiosorum censurae subjicit Nicolaus E. Dahlberg, ostrogothus. QK641 .D33 1755
Grew, Nehemiah, (London : Printed by JM for Kettilby at the sign of the bishops head in S Paul's Church-yard, 1675.) The comparative anatomy of trunks : together with an account of their vegetation grounded thereupon : in two parts : the former read before the Royal Society, Feb. 25, 1674/5, the latter, June 17, 1675 : the whole explicated by several figures in nineteen copperplates : presented to the Royal Society in the years 1673 and 1674 / by Nehemiah Grew, M.D. and fellow of the Royal Society. QK646.7 .G73 1675
Weston, Richard, (London : J Bell, near Exeter Exchange in the Strand, G Riley, in Queen-Street, Berkley-Square, J Wheble, in Pater-noster Row, and C Etherington, at York, 1770-1977.) The Universal botanist and nurseryman : containing descriptions of the species and varieties of all the trees, shrubs, herbs, flowers, and fruits, natives and exotics : at present cultivated in the European nurseries, greenhouses, and stoves, or desbribed by modern botanists : arranged according to the Linnaean system, with their names in English : to which are added a copious botanical glossary, several useful catalogues and indexes : illustrated with elegant engravings : in four volumes / by Richard Weston, Esq. -- QK9 .W47 1770
Linné, Carl von, (Holmiae [Stockholm] : Impensis direct Laurentii Salvii, 1764.) Caroli v. Linné Equ. aur. de stella polari ... Genera plantarum : eorumque characteres naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm, et proportionem omnium fructificationis partium. QK91 .G4 1764
Miller, John, (London : The author, 1779-89.) An illustration of the sexual system of Linnæus / by Iohn Miller. QK92 .M6 1779
Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de, (Turici Helvetorum [Zurich] : Sumtibus Ziegleri & Filiorum, 1791.) Antonii Laurentii de Jussieu regi a consilia et secretis ... Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita : juxta methodum in horto regio Parisiensi exaratam, Anno MDCCLXXIV / Recudi curavit notisque auxit Paulus Usteri ... QK93 .J9 1791
Ray, John, (Londini [i.e. Tübingen] : Apud Christianum Andream Myntsing, 1733.) Joannis Raji Societatis Regiae socii, Methodus plantarum emendata et aucta ... : accedit Methodus graminum juncorum et cyperorum specialis ; eodem auctore. QK93 .R39 1733

Zoology

Creator / Imprint Title Call Number
Pennant, Thomas, (London : Printed by Henry Hughs, 1784-1787.) Arctic zoology. QL105 .P45 1784
Bloch, Marcus Elieser, (Berlin : bei Siegismund Friedrich Hesse, 1782.) Abhandlung von der Erzeugung der Eingeweidewurmer und den Mitteln wider dieselben : eine von der Koniglich-Danischen Societat der Wissenschaften zu Copenhagen gekronte Preisschrift ; mit 10 Kupfertafeln / D. Marcus Elieser Bloch. -- QL391.C4 B66 1782
Knorr, Georg Wolfgang, (Nuremberg, 1760-1773.) Les delices des yeux et de l'esprit, ou Collection generale des differentes especes de coquillages que la mer renferme, communiquee au public par les heritiers de George Wolfgang Knorr. QL404 .K72
Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de, (Paris, De l'Imprimerie royale, 1734-1929.) Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des insectes. QL462 .R28
Goldsmith, Oliver, (London : J Nourse in the Strand, 1774-76.) An history of the earth, and animated nature / by Oliver Goldsmith. QL50 .G62 1774
Lottinger, A. J. (A Nancy : Chez JB Hiacinthe Leclerc 1775.) Le coucou : discours apologétique, ou, Mémoire sur le coucou d'Europe ... / par M. A.J. Lottinger, Docteur Médecin. P.D.L.V. de S. QL696.C83 L67 1775
Bewick, Thomas, (Newcastle upon Tyne : Printed by and for S Hodgson, R Beilby, & T Bewick, 1792.) A general history of quadrupeds / the figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. QL706 .B5 1792
Marius, Joannes, (Paris : Daniel Fils, 1746.) Traité du castor : dans lequel on explique la nature, les proprietés & l'usage Médico-Chymique du Castoreum dans la Médecine / par Jean Marius, Médecin d'Ausbourg ; augmenté des observations de cet Auteur, & de plusieurs autres Médecins célèbres, de l'Histoire des Maladies dont on n'avait point encore parlé, & d'un grand nombre de découvertes, par Jean Francus ; traduit par M. Eidous. -- QL737.R632 M3