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.

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Main Author: Bogard, Paul, 1966-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown, and Company, 2013.
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.
Physical Description:ix, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-312) and index.
ISBN:9780316182904 (hbk.)
0316182907 (hbk.)
Author Notes:Paul Bogard is the author of The End of Night and the editor of the anthology Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark . His writing and commentary on the natural world have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on Slate, Salon , and All Things Considered . He teaches creative nonfiction at James Madison University and lives in Virginia and Minnesota.