Project Gutenberg 2006-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 569 Luckiesh, Matthew 1883 1967 Luckiesh, M. (Matthew) 20011163 Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by K.D. Thornton, Karina Aleksandrova and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization" by Matthew Luckiesh is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the multifaceted impacts of artificial light on human progress, delving into its historical development alongside civilization, economic implications, and aesthetic influences. Luckiesh aims to present the importance of artificial light as an essential element in the advancement of human activities and social structures. The opening of the work sets the stage by discussing the transition of humanity from a state of dependence on natural light to one where artificial light has become integral to daily life. Luckiesh reflects on early human existence characterized by the limits of natural illumination and highlights the momentous discovery of fire as a pivotal point in enabling humans to extend their activities beyond daylight hours. He elaborates on the gradual evolution of artificial lighting, from primitive sources to more complex innovations, underscoring how these developments have not only facilitated industrial growth but also contributed to safety, health, and cultural richness in modern society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Lighting -- History Electric lighting TP Text Technology Browsing: Science - General 741246 741248 2024-10-08T04:03:27.977389 2023-09-08T06:31:16.591388 text/html text/html 717267 2006-01-29T08:28:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3196610 2006-01-29T08:28:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3335584 2024-10-08T04:03:47.192318 application/epub+zip 3345263 2024-10-08T04:03:35.201344 application/epub+zip 306236 2024-10-08T04:03:31.103504 application/epub+zip 2101538 2024-10-08T04:03:54.252236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2055485 2024-10-08T04:03:43.507283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545645 2022-09-08T12:05:42.601348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624715 624609 2024-10-08T04:03:25.932895 2023-09-08T06:31:14.880394 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 624508 2006-01-29T08:28:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 217488 2006-01-29T08:28:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 624588 2006-01-29T08:28:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217423 2006-01-29T08:28:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21493 2024-10-08T04:03:54.398233 application/rdf+xml 18366 2024-10-08T04:03:31.741531 image/jpeg 3899 2024-10-08T04:03:31.427368 image/jpeg 3291231 2024-10-08T04:03:28.163384 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia