Light satanic mills : the impact of artificial lighting in early factories

For almost all of man’s existence, his life has been ruled by the sun; work and leisure activities were largely restricted to the hours of daylight. Until little more than 200 years ago, artificial light sources were ineffective for all but the most basic tasks and were, in any event, unaffordable b...

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Main Author: West, Ian Edward
Other Authors: Palmer, M.
Published: University of Leicester 2009
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.508996