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The end of night : searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light

Bogard, Paul, 1966-2013
Book
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.
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : Little, Brown, and Company, 2013.
Collation:
ix, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-312) and index.
Contents:
From a starry night to a streetlight -- Tales from two cities -- Light that blinds, fear that enlightens -- Body, sleep, and dreams -- The ecology of darkness -- Know darkness -- Come together -- The maps of possibility -- The darkest places.
ISBN:
9780316182904
Dewey class:
551.566
LC class:
TD195.L52
Language:
English
BRN:
204816
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the Dock-Science and NatureSCIENCE 551.566 BOGAOn loan - Due: 08 Jul 2026
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