The end of night searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light
Describes how ever-present, modern artificial lights have changed the way humans experience darkness and bemoans the fact that the primal dark sky can no longer influence science and art.
| Main Author: | Bogard, Paul, 1966- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Little, Brown, and Company,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
Describes how ever-present, modern artificial lights have changed the way humans experience darkness and bemoans the fact that the primal dark sky can no longer influence science and art. |
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| Physical Description: |
ix, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-312) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780316182904 (hbk.) 0316182907 (hbk.) |
| Author Notes: |
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