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Artificial Light, by M. Luckiesh
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Title: Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization
Author: M. Luckiesh
Release Date: January 29, 2006 [EBook #17625]
Language: English
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[Illustration: LIGHT AND LIBERTY]
The Century Books of Useful Science
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
ITS INFLUENCE UPON CIVILIZATION
BY M. LUCKIESH
DIRECTOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE. NELA RESEARCH LABORATORY, NATIONAL LAMP WORKS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Author of "Color and Its Applications," "Light and Shade and Their Applications," "The Lighting Art," "The Language of Color," etc.
ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS
NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1920
Copyright, 1920, by THE CENTURY CO.
DEDICATED
TO THOSE WHO HAVE ENCOURAGED ORGANIZED S