From the Magic of Light to the Destruction of Night

Autor(en)

Thomas Posch

Abstrakt

Life on the Earth depends on the light from the Sun. Humans generally

have a very positive attitude towards light. This paper discusses the

'magic of light' - i.e. our dependence on and even addiction to light -

and how it gradually led to the destruction of natural darkness by means

of excessive artificial illumination. Furthermore, we develop a theory

of the aesthetic value of natural nightscapes, which we illustrate by

masterpieces from the history of painting.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Astrophysik

Seiten

50-57

Anzahl der Seiten

8

Publikationsdatum

09-2012

ÖFOS 2012

103004 Astrophysik

Schlagwörter

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