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

This treatise discusses the physiology of vision. The work was first presented to the Royal Society in 1681. Briggs' discoveries on the anatomy of the eye are presented

Consist of various contributions from the members of the Royal College of Physicians, and of more particular interest, the chemist Paraclesus, this is one of the first published pharmacoepia's of London. It includes symptoms of diseases and ailments,…

Considered one of the greatest pharmacoepias in history, Cordus describes various plants, using primarily text, and establishes many of the practical and medical uses of various plants discovered.

Anonymous engraving depicting an individual inserted in to a athanor, an alchemical furnace to symbolize the purification process of alchemy.

A volume devoted to insects and other invertebrates

Hohenheim, also known as Paraclesus, shortly discusses a controversial yet popular herb Guaiacum, known for its medicinal properties brought from the Americas to Europe. The guaiacum was believed to be useful in the disease syphillis by many…

This text chronicles observations of insects and various plants through the micropscope.

6 volume collection which outlines information regarding all known insects except beetles