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The Sun, Moon and stars have been our lights since the earliest times. We have learned to harness and domesticate fire, and we have much more recently filled our homes and streets with artificial lighting. We are, however, in danger of losing touch with some of those natural lights which have guided, comforted and inspired the human race throughout its history.
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Mizon, B. (2002). Light Old and New. In: Light Pollution. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0669-2_1
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