Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon! : Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization Title : Matthew Luckiesh Author : January 29, 2006 [eBook #17625] Release date : English Language Table of Links PREFACE. CHAPTER I. Light and Progress II. The Art of Making Fire III. Primitive Light-Sources IV. The Ceremonial Use of Light V. Oil-Lamps of the Nineteenth Century VI. Early Gas-Lighting VII. The Science of Light-Production VIII. Modern Gas-Lighting IX. The Electric Arcs X. The Electric Incandescent Filament Lamps XI. The Light of the Future XII. Lighting the Streets XIII. Lighthouses XIV. Artificial Light in Warfare XV. Signaling XVI. The Cost of Light XVII. Light and Safety XVIII. The Cost of Living XIX. Artificial Light and Chemistry XX. Light and Health XXI. Modifying Artificial Light XXII. Spectacular Lighting XXIII. The Expressiveness of Light XXIV. Lighting the Home XXV. Lighting—A Fine Art? About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. Matthew Luckiesh (2006). Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved October 2022 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17625/pg17625-images.html This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org , located at https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html.