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From: markf@amc-gw.UUCP (Mark Freeman)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Health and light (was Re: Office Survey Results)
Summary: Ott naught
Message-ID: <632@amc-gw.UUCP>
Date: 9 Aug 89 16:56:46 GMT
References: <10440004@hp-lsd.HP.COM> <6474@pdn.paradyne.com> <3065@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
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In article <3065@nmtsun.nmt.edu>, john@nmtsun.nmt.edu (John Shipman) writes:
> I believe this quote is from Dave Ritchie (ritchie@hp-lsd.HP.COM):
> 
> >> This is what I think is important.  I think there have been
> >> studies (apart from those done in the computer field) about
> >> natural light simulation and its importance to many people.
> 
> A good introduction to this subject is _Health_and_Light_ by
> John N. Ott (Pocket, 1973).


Ott's assertions about our need for natural light, and especially ultraviolet,
are certainly interesting.  However, much of his evidence to support his
theory (at least in 1987, when I did a little research on the subject) is
anecdotal.  At the time, no scientific experiments with humans were reported.
As I recall, Ott got into this line of research through his work with time-
exposure nature photography.

Still, his conclusions may be correct; I am not yet convinced.

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				Mark S. Freeman
				Applied Microsystems Corp.
				markf@amc.com
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