Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum.

Western astrolabes / by Roderick and Marjorie Webster ; with an introduction by Sara Schechner Genuth.

Chicago, Ill. : Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, ©1998.

xiii, 179 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.

Historic scientific instruments of the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum ; v. 1

"The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago is home to one of the world's three or four great collections of astrolabes. In this volume Roderick and Marjorie Webster, Adler Curators Emeriti, present the Western astrolabes from the Adler's collection. The earliest of these instruments dates from the thirteenth century; others are from the workshops of the greatest craftsmen of the Renaissance. All are described here and illustrated with photographs showing the front, the back, and additional details such as the maker's signature. Introductory essays by the Websters and Sara Schechner Genuth explain the use of the astrolabe and its role in cultural and social history, while the appendices and bibliography provide information essential to the specialist."--BOOK JACKET.

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Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum Catalogs.
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Webster, Roderick S.
Webster, Marjorie.
Schechner, Sara, 1957-
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. Historic scientific instruments of the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum ; v. 1.

Location: Library main 203959
Call No.: QB85 .W4 1998
Status: Available