The end of night : searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light /
Bogard, Paul, 1966-
The end of night : searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light / Paul Bogard. - First edition. - ix, 325 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: To know the dark -- 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.
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.
0316182907 9780316182904
2012027287
Light pollution.
Lighting--Physiological aspects.
Lighting--Social aspects.
Night--Psychological aspects.
The end of night : searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light / Paul Bogard. - First edition. - ix, 325 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: To know the dark -- 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.
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.
0316182907 9780316182904
2012027287
Light pollution.
Lighting--Physiological aspects.
Lighting--Social aspects.
Night--Psychological aspects.