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The Optica Promota is the major contribution by James Gregory. It included details of his design of the Gregorian telescope.

The myth of Ovid's encounter with Salmacis. Salmacis enchanted the water to turn who ever stpped foot into it would come out of the water half-man half-woman. This is an old Greek myth that was painted by spranger who depicted several mythological…

Goltzius' depiction of the humors associated with men

Goltzius' depiction of the humors associated with women

This extensive collection that consists of 78 chapters consists of the aspects of the Aztec life before and up to the conquest of the Spanish Empire. Duran records the crucial aspects of Aztec life, including the various kings, gods, the customs and…

Natural history discovered from the New World, which was brought to Spain by various explorers who travelled to the New World. Based on the experiences of these explorers to the New World, this manuscript gives detailed discription of various medical…

Based on the traditions of the Nahua people of Mesoamerica, this manuscript includes both description and images of herbals found in the New World--what is now known as Central Mexico--that were used for various medical ailments by the Aztecs. This…

Organized in to three separate manuscripts, this collection, entitled General History of the Things of New Spain, serves to describe the traditions and customs of the Aztecs, including 2000 images that portay and describe the daily lives of the…

A commentary of Dioscorides Materia Medica translated in to Italian, includes detailed text and images that portray the natural world of the Eastern World as seen by Dioscorides, and its usage in healing of diseases. Includes Mattioli's own research…

This manuscript builds off the Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia, a text that contains formularies that consist of herbs. Leoniceno argues and comments that many of the herbs discussed in Pliny's text are inaccurate of its actual use and…