The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History Chicago: Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum

The Universe Unveiled documents the human desire through history to explore and understand our world. Its unique approach focuses on the instruments, books, and maps people have created to decipher the universe from the late fifteenth through the nineteenth century. This richly illustrated book provides more than 270 full-color images of rare and unusual artifacts in the collection at the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum.

Authors: Bruce Stephenson, Marvin Bolt, & Anna Felicity Friedman.