• DOI:10.1562/0031-8655(2002)0760561AHOUPF2.0.CO2
Corpus ID: 222100404

A History of Ultraviolet Photobiology for Humans, Animals and Microorganisms ¶

@article{Hockberger2002AHO,
  title={A History of Ultraviolet Photobiology for Humans, Animals and Microorganisms ¶},
  author={Philip E. Hockberger},
  journal={Photochemistry and Photobiology},
  year={2002},
  volume={76}
}

• Philip E. Hockberger
• Published 2002
• Photochemistry and Photobiology

Ancient civilizations understood that sunlight provides visibility, warmth, health and vitality. Their understanding of how sunlight provides these life-sustaining influences was immersed in mythology and cultural traditions. Offspring, dissatisfied with the intellectual power of their ancestors’ explanations, sought new mythologies in their search for a better understanding of the cosmos and their relationship with it. Starting in the late 17th century, a new mythology arose in Europe that was… Expand

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