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The end of night : searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light
First edition.
Bogard, Paul, 1966-
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Little, Brown, and Company, |
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2013. |
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ix, 325 pages : |
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9780316182904 |
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1 copy available at University of Alberta - Cameron Library.
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| TD 195 L52 B64 2013 |
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The end of night : searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light
First edition.
Bogard, Paul, 1966-
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The end of night : searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light
First edition.
Bogard, Paul, 1966-
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Bogard, Paul, 1966-
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Title:
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The end of night : searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light / Paul Bogard.
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Edition:
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First edition.
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Publication:
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New York : Little, Brown, and Company, 2013.
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Physical description:
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ix, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Content type:
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text
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Media type:
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unmediated
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Carrier type:
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volume
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Subject term:
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Light pollution.
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Subject term:
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Night--Psychological aspects.
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Subject term:
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Lighting--Physiological aspects.
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Subject term:
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Lighting--Social aspects.
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-312) and index.
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Contents:
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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.
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Summary:
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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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ISBN:
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9780316182904 (hbk.)
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ISBN:
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0316182907 (hbk.)
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key:
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6214491
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LCCN:
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2012027287
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