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020|  |▼a9783030850630▼cCNY198.80▼qpaperback
020|  |▼z9783030850647▼qelectronic bk.
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100|1 |▼aCaraveo, Patrizia,▼d1954-▼eauthor.
240|10|▼aIl cielo e di tutti.▼lEnglish
245|10|▼aSaving the starry night :▼bl-
   |  |ight pollution and its effects-
   |  | on science, culture and natur-
   |  |e /▼cPatrizia Caraveo.
260| 1|▼aCham, Switzerland :▼bSpringer,▼c2021.
300|  |▼aix, 165 pages :▼billustratio-
   |  |ns (some color) ;▼c21 cm
336|  |▼atext▼2rdacontent
337|  |▼aunmediated▼2rdamedia
338|  |▼avolume▼2rdacarrier
500|  |▼aTranslation of: Il cielo e di tutti.
505|0 |▼aChapter 1 - The sky as a cul-
   |  |tural heritage －－ Chapter 2 - -
   |  |The fascination of light - And-
   |  | that of darkness －－ Chapter 3-
   |  | - Earth at Night －－ Chapter 4-
   |  | - Artificial lights as a heal-
   |  |th hazard －－ Chapter 5 - Artif-
   |  |icial lights\' impact on flora -
   |  |and fauna －－ Chapter 6 - How d-
   |  |o we measure the sky darkness?-
   |  |.-Chapter 7 - What can we do? -
   |  |－－ Chapter 8 - Searching of th-
   |  |e darkest places －－ Chapter 9 -
   |  |- Full immersion in the radio -
   |  |waves －－ Chapter 10 - A sky fu-
   |  |ll of satellites －－ Chapter 11-
   |  | - Who gave permission? －－ Cha-
   |  |pter 12 - Proposals to mitigat-
   |  |e adverse impact.
520|  |▼aThis book takes a close look-
   |  | at our relationship with the -
   |  |sky, the stars, light and dark-
   |  |ness. In particular, it examin-
   |  |es how light pollution has int-
   |  |erfered with the culture of as-
   |  |tronomy and our ability to app-
   |  |reciate this essential facet o-
   |  |f our natural world. The sky h-
   |  |as always held significance fo-
   |  |r humanity, in both cultural a-
   |  |nd scientific terms. And yet w-
   |  |e persistently pollute it with-
   |  | (sometimes unnecessary) light-
   |  | in our obsessive desire to ch-
   |  |ase away the darkness. This ef-
   |  |fectively switches off the sta-
   |  |rs, hampering our ability to e-
   |  |njoy one of the most inspiring-
   |  | sights nature has to offer to-
   |  | humankind. In addition, too m-
   |  |uch light is hazardous to both-
   |  | our health and that of the fa-
   |  |una and flora of this planet. -
   |  |This book also features a comp-
   |  |rehensive look at the current -
   |  |controversy regarding efforts -
   |  |to expand internet access thro-
   |  |ugh the launch into low Earth -
   |  |orbits of thousands of new sat-
   |  |ellites, which will pollute th-
   |  |e night with moving lights whi-
   |  |le filling to saturation the c-
   |  |apability of the circumterrest-
   |  |rial space. This conflict does-
   |  | not mean that the interests o-
   |  |f astronomy and those of space-
   |  | technology have to be at odds-
   |  |, and potential compromises ar-
   |  |e explored between the satelli-
   |  |te initiative and the desire t-
   |  |o maintain a dark, radio silent sky.
650| 0|▼aLight pollution.