Please excuse cross-postings: The History of Astronomy Deparment of the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Chicago, is pleased to announce the publication of Western Astrolabes by Roderick and Marjorie Webster. This book is the inaugural volume of our catalogue project documenting the Adlers collection of historic scientific instruments and rare books.
The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum is home to one of the worlds great collections of astrolabes. In this volume Marjorie and the late Roderick Webster, Adler Curators Emeriti, have carefully documented 47 astrolabes, astrolabe-quadrants, and mariners astrolabes. The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs showing the front, the back, and additional details (such as the makers signature) of each instrument. Introductory essays by the Websters and former Adler curator Sara Schechner Genuth explain the use of the astrolabe and its role in cultural and social history. For more information, to read a sample entry, or to obtain an order form, please go to the web site http://astro.uchicago.edu/adler/historybooks/. You may also request a brochure/order form to be sent via regular mail by contacting us at the Email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] Future volumes currently underway include: Eastern Astrolabes, Sundials (2 volumes), Star Charts (2 volumes), and Optical Instruments. Later volumes will include: Clocks and Watches, Globes and Armillary Spheres, Navigational Instruments, and more. *************************** Anna Felicity Friedman Assistant Curator, History of Astronomy Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum 1300 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 322-0527 phone (312) 341-9935 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED]
