Fall Asleep to Why It Sucked to Be an 1890s LONDON Lamp Lighter | Boring Science For Sleep

Fall Asleep to Why It Sucked to Be an 1890s London Lamp Lighter | Boring Science For SleepSettle in for a quiet exploration of Fall Asleep to Why It Sucked to Be an 1890s London Lamp Lighter. This episode follows Your Working Light in a City Already Changing; Who Owns the Lamp and Who Pays for Its Light; Coal Heated Behind the Gasworks Walls; The Pressure Beneath the Pavement; Daylight Cleaning and the Work of Clear Glass; The Burner Inside the Lantern; Bringing the First Burner Alight; Walking the Route Through a Working Street; Fog, Smoke and the Shortened View; Rain on the Lantern and Wind at the Corners; The Ladder and the Limits of a Lighting Pole; Two Ends of the Day and the Work Between; The Fragile Mantle That Makes Gas Brighter; Electric Light Arrives Unevenly; The Morning Round and the Last Extinguished Flame.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.If you enjoy this quiet science bedtime pace, you might also like Psalms for Sleep on Spotify — same quiet rhythm, different night. Search Spotify for Psalms for Sleep.#FallAsleep #BoringScienceForSleep #ScienceForSleep #SleepPodcast