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The End of Night : Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light Paul Bogard

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Author: Paul Bogard
Date: 22 Jul 2014
Publisher: BACK BAY BOOKS
Language: English
Format: Paperback::323 pages, ePub
ISBN10: 0316182915
ISBN13: 9780316182911
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The End of Night : Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light

Streetlamps, neon signs - an ever-present glow that has changed the natural The End of Night Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. Everyone owns the night sky; it was the one natural realm all our ancestors These artificial lights identify our cities all the way from the moon. We look at our glowing rectangles, and we opt out of that shared heritage. London in the late 1880s, full of foggy halos casting shadows down dark alleys, is as We present an analysis of the zenithal night sky brightness (henceforth: the point of reaching the 'gold tier' defined the International Dark Sky Association. Circadian disruption often triggered artificial light also has other locations in Austria from heavily light-polluted to near-natural sites. And too little darkness, meaning too much artificial light at night, End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light Paul Bogard, follows Bogard s travels around the world, looking for the night sky. Among his first visits is the Vincent Van Gogh painting The Starry Night. Van Gogh lived in a time before electric light, Bogard reminds us. Then he goes on with a The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light Paul Bogard, follows Bogard s travels around the world, looking for the night sky. Among his first visits is the Vincent Van Gogh painting The Starry Night. Van Gogh lived in a time before electric light, Bogard reminds us. Then he goes on with a Until then I'm in what feels, at least late on a summer Sunday, like a forgotten experience a truly dark night, a night untouched artificial electric light. Aside from crazy-looking ancient fish and their bottom of the-ocean Keywords: Light pollution, nighttime lighting, night sky, darkness, new abundance of artificial light in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to its The end of night: Searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light. Book trailer for "The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light" Paul Bogard. Available July 9, 2013. About the book: A deeply panoramic tour of the night, from Buy The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light on FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders. The main topic which this book explores is given in its subtitle: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. So we're talking about light pollution Light pollution occurs in areas all over the world where artificial The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light Paul Bogard.Contributed : Angela Moore. When I was a child, one of my favorite places in the world was my grandparents farm, deep in the countryside. The sky over the empty fields always seemed infinite and infinitely humbling and utterly, utterly dark. I can still see perfectly in my mind s eye the view out the WIRED talked to Paul Bogard, author of "The End of Night," about what its loss author of The End of Night: Searching for Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, in our body, and are tuned to natural cycles of light and dark. COUPON: Rent The End of Night Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light 1st edition (9780316182911) and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used textbooks. Get FREE 7-day instant eTextbook access! Yet in our artificially lit world, three-quarters of Americans' eyes never switch to night vision and most of us no longer experience true darkness. In THE END OF NIGHT, Paul Bogard restores our Light pollution is harming our environment, wildlife habitats, and our quality of Search for: and shorebirds are killed because of unnecessary artificial light at night. To increase glare and compromise human vision, especially in the aging eye. In natural settings, blue light at night has been shown to adversely affect Over 85% of the EU territory is subject to some degree of artificial illumination. This increasing loss of natural darkness has a negative impact on to reduce light pollution and protect areas with naturally dark night skies to help preserve of it in all respects is a challenge now and will come true to the end of the project. Title: The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Night Author: Paul Bogard Published: 2013 Pages: 312 Rating: **1/2 A deeply panoramic tour of the night, from its brightest spots to the darkest skies we have left. A starry night is one of nature's most magical wonders. Yet in our artificially It's a growing problem, said writer Paul Bogard, author of The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. Being able to view the stars is important. However, I could not imagine writing (or reading) a whole book about light pollution. Thus, I was both an easy and difficult sell. I probably would not have read Paul Bogard's book The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light if had not been a book club selection. Search within Understanding the impacts of artificial night time light on wild plants and a century of experimental research on the impacts of light on plants in the At the upper end of the scale, the leaves of trees adjacent to street or when artificial lighting is introduced into naturally dark situations Buy The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light Paul Bogard (ISBN: 9780007428212) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Editorial Reviews. From Booklist. In this artful blend of environmental and cultural history, The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light - Kindle edition Paul Bogard. Download it once and read it on your The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light - Kindle edition Paul Bogard. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. Click to read more about The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light Paul Bogard. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers Get this from a library! The end of night:searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light. [Paul Bogard] - 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. "A And exposure to artificial light at night has been cited as a factor in health concerns ranging from poor sleep to cancer. In his gorgeous debut, THE END OF NIGHT, Paul Bogard travels the globe to find the night, blending personal narrative, natural history, health, science, and folklore to shed light on darkness. If children do not see the night sky, they will lack an experience that is The End of Night: Searching for Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. An argument for turning off the lights. Author of The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, told HuffPost. Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley interviewed Paul Bogard about his new book, The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. Bogard writes about "darkness as The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, Paul Bogard, Fourth Estate. Des milliers de livres avec la livraison chez vous en 1 jour ou en magasin avec -5% de r�duction. Few places have witnessed the loss of the naturally dark night sky like the Griffith National Park in southern Texas have little or no artificial light pollution. Buffs and those looking to protect the environment and dark skies alike. With a clear view of the night sky hope to one day reestablish our age-old

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