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Caraveo Patrizia <1954-> |
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Saving the starry night : light pollution and its effects on science, culture and nature / / Patrizia Caraveo |
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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9783030850647 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 165 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Intro -- Contents -- 1 The Sky as Cultural Heritage -- The Scientific Revolution Starts with Astronomy -- Astronomical Nobels -- 2 The Charm of Light -- Wave or Particle? -- Light and Gravity -- Visible and Invisible Light -- The Latest Astronomical Achievements -- 3 The Need for Darkness -- Too Many Lights Turn off the Stars -- 4 The Earth at Night -- Artificial Illumination Grows Continuously -- Illumination Rhymes with Population -- The Astronauts' Vision -- Unavoidable Reflections -- 5 How to Measure Darkness -- Citizen Science -- How Light Pollution Changes the Sky -- Darkness Ranking -- 6 Biological Rhythms and the Day-Night Cycle -- Lighting and Population Health -- Effects on Plants and Animals -- 7 In Defence of the Night -- Darkness Must Be Protected -- Good and Bad Examples -- 8 Finding the Dark -- The Oases of Darkness -- Astronomers Conquer Mountain Tops -- 9 Radio Waves also Suffer from (Electromagnetic) Pollution -- Single and Multiple Radio Telescopes -- The Shadow of the Black Hole -- Deep Space Network -- Radio Astronomy in a World Filled with Radio Waves -- Radio Quiet Zones -- Radio Telescopes and Satellites -- 10 An Increasingly Crowded Sky -- Business Plan -- Satellite Constellations and Astronomy -- How Bad is the Problem? -- Satellite Photo Bombing -- Even Small Debris Are Harmful -- The Most Penalized Science -- Radio Astronomers also Fear Constellations -- IAU's Concern -- 11 Who Gave Permission? -- Let's Talk About Environmental Impact -- The |
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