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Saving the starry night : light pollution and its effects on science, culture and nature / / Patrizia Caraveo



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Autore: Caraveo Patrizia <1954-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Saving the starry night : light pollution and its effects on science, culture and nature / / Patrizia Caraveo Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]
©2021
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 165 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina: 522
Soggetto topico: Light pollution
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: 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 International Legislative Framework -- 12 Conclusion -- A Note of Thanks.
Titolo autorizzato: Saving the starry night  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9783030850647
9783030850630
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910508451303321
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