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Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Astronomy for Young Folks, by Isabel Martin Lewis, Part 8

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Sharon Handy

Sleepless, Rest, Insomnia, Books, Reading, Asmr, Sleep, Health & Fitness, Stress, Meditation, Bedtime, Relaxation, Mental Health, Sleepaid

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Tonight, we relax and sleep with knowledge about Earth’s magnetism, why the sky is blue, how rainbows happen, and the origin of auroras that paint northern and southern skies. Lovely!

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Good evening, and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. I hope tonight selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some

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sleep.

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Before we begin, I might to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of our Patreon family.

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I hope you'll take a moment to check them out. Now let's read and relax. Find a comfortable spot.

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Adjust your volume.

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Take a nice deep breath in.

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Let it out slowly and off we go.

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Tonight let's continue our exploration of our universe with more from astronomy for young folks by Isabel

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Martin Lewis AM,

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connected with the Nautical Almanac Office of the U.S. Naval Observatory,

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and first published in 1922 by Duffield and Company, New York.

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