How Long to Read The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History

How Long Does it Take to Read The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History by Bruce Stephenson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Universe Unveiled documents the human desire through history to explore and understand our world. Taking a unique approach, it focuses on the instruments, books, and maps people have created to decipher the Universe from the late fifteenth through to the nineteenth century. Throughout, the book is richly illustrated with over 270 full-color images, including those of rare and unusual artifacts from all over the world kept in the world-renowned collection at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago. With clear and informative text, it covers our discovery of Space and Time, and our ever-expanding understanding of Earth and the Heavens, describing in particular the shift from an Earth-centered to a Sun-centered view of the Universe, and the mapping of the stars using telescopes. It also examines the technologies of navigation and of measuring and mapping the Earth, as well as the discovery of ways to keep time.

How long is The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History?

The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History by Bruce Stephenson is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History aloud.

What Reading Level is The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History?

The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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