Light Fantastic (Science), Let there Be Light /

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Light and lighting in people and portrait photography / by Reinhold, Friedrun

Subjects: “…Portrait photography Lighting.…”
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Lights in the Sky Identifying and Understanding Astronomical and Meteorological Phenomena / by Maunder, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Part 1: Identifier -- Daylight -- Dawn and Dusk -- Night -- Part 2: Astronomical and Meteorological Phenomena -- Dawn: Zodiacal light -- Season for pre-dawn sighting -- Red sky, Shepherd's warning -- Crepuscular rays -- Daylight: Haloes and coronas also detached arcs -- Sundogs and mock suns.…”
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Lighting guide 0 : introduction to light and lighting /

Subjects: “…Electric lighting. sh 85041769…”
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LED Lighting : Technology and Perception. by Khan, T. Q.

Table of Contents: “…4.11 Lifetime Extrapolation4.12 LED Dimming Behavior; References; Chapter 5: Photopic Perceptual Aspects of LED Lighting; 5.1 Introduction to the Different Aspects of Light and Color Quality; 5.2 Color Rendering Indices: CRI, CRI2012; 5.3 Semantic Interpretation of Color Differences and Color Rendering Indices; 5.4 Object Specific Color Rendering Indices of Current White LED Light Sources; 5.5 Color Preference Assessment: Comparisons Between CRI, CRI2012, and CQS; 5.6 Brightness, Chromatic Lightness, and Color Rendering of White LEDs; 5.7 White Point Characteristics of LED Lighting.…”
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LED lighting : technology and perception /

Subjects: “…Light emitting diodes.…”
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Light Pollution Responses and Remedies / by Mizon, Bob

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 9: Light Pollution Solutions for the Twenty-First Century -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: The StarLight Conference 2007: Declaration in Defense of the Night Sky and the Right to Starlight (La Palma Declaration) -- Appendix 2: Information about organizations committed to reducing light pollution -- Appendix 3: Starry Starry Night -- Appendix 4: The future of street lighting - a professional's view -- Appendix 5: Recommendations for good light control: the ILP guidance notes, the IDA Good Neighbor Practical Guide and Outdoor Lighting advice and an AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) policy statement -- Appendix 6: Extracts from articles on the legal aspect of light pollution -- Appendix 7: Some lighting myths (IDA) -- Appendix 8: Advice from IDA and CfDS on seeking action on lighting and the environment from local authorities and others -- Appendix 9: Governmental guidelines on good lighting practice: examples -- Appendix 10: The IDA's Simple Guidelines for Lighting Regulations for Small Communities, Urban Neighborhoods, and Subdivisions -- Glossary of Terms -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Light and life / by Gross, Michael, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Preface: confessions of a light-addict -- The right place at the right time -- The oxygen revolution: how cyanobacteria changed the world --Creatures that glow in the dark -- How life is guided by light -- Seeing and perceiving -- Changing ideas about light and life.…”
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The Green Light : a Self-Criticism of the Ecological Movement. by Charbonneau, Bernard

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Preface; Part One Seeds: The origins of the ecological revolt; Chapter One Origins; Prehistory of the ecological movement; A great silence; Chapter Two Ecology, Year One; Where the thesis, that is, science and America, generates its own antithesis; The Green Light in France; Chapter Three The various constellations of the ecological nebula; At the centre and on the margins of the maelstrom; Where Nature switches from Right to Left; Communal microcosms and silent majority.…”
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Film lighting talks with Hollywood's cinematographers and gaffer. by Malkiewicz, Kris

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Film lighting : talks with Hollywood's cinematographers and gaffer. by Malkiewicz, Kris

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Sunset to Sunrise : Night Flight Techniques. by Robson, David

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Available light : anthropological reflections on philosophical topics / by Geertz, Clifford

Table of Contents: “…The Legacy of Thomas Kuhn: The Right Text at the Right Time; VIII. The Pinch of Destiny: Religion as Experience, Meaning, Identity, Power; IX. …”
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Light and liberty : reflections on the pursuit of happiness / by Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Table of Contents: “…Faith -- Happiness -- Aspiration -- Fitness -- Cheerfulness -- Gratitude -- Sincerity -- Not thristing for gain -- Seeing the good -- Jesus -- Nature's beauty -- Humility -- Sacrifice - Being true to yourself -- Self-perfection -- Doing what is right -- Simplicity -- Living in the present -- Enthusiasm -- Patriotism.…”


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Lamps and lighting

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Light, sight and colour -- pt. 2. Lamps and circuits -- pt. 3. …”
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Lamps and Lighting. by Cayless, M. A.

Table of Contents: “…Pt. 1. Light, sight and colour -- pt. 2. Lamps and circuits -- pt. 3. …”
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The lightness of being : mass, ether, and the unification of forces / by Wilczek, Frank

Table of Contents: “…: No (in theory) -- The right question -- A beautiful answer -- pt. III. …”
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Beautiful light : religious meaning in film / by Anker, Roy M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Through wonder to veneration -- "Not all angels have wings" : wonder, light and love in M. Night Shyamalan's Wide Awake -- And the blind shall see : grasping the radiance of being in The Color of Paradise -- The education of a one-man preaching machine : the realization of love in The Apostle -- Love's pure light : moral light and reconciliation in Dead Man Walking -- When hope breaks out : love and redemption in The Shawshank Redemption -- "It's take me so long to find you" : search and rescue in Paul Schrader's American Gigolo -- "How high can I fly?" …”
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Tales of Lights and Shadows : Mythology of the Afterlife. by Ellwood, Robert S.

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Contents; 1 In That Good Night, What Dreams May Come? Myth, Meaning, and Afterlife; 2 Hungry and Happy Fields of the Dead: Gloomy vs. …”
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Ordinary light : a memoir / by Smith, Tracy K.

Table of Contents: “…MGM -- Little Feats of Daring -- Total Adventure -- Book a Big Band -- A Necessary Rite -- Humor -- III. Uninvisible -- The Night Stalker -- Hot & Fast -- Shame -- Mother -- Epistolary -- Positive -- IV. …”


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