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- catalog abstract "More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle proposed adding a new substance to the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water--quintessence. Here, there is overwhelming evidence that more than 90 percent of the universe is made up of a mysterious form of matter. Illustrated.".
- catalog contributor b2704819.
- catalog created "c1989.".
- catalog date "1989".
- catalog date "c1989.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1989.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-332).".
- catalog description "More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle proposed adding a new substance to the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water--quintessence. Here, there is overwhelming evidence that more than 90 percent of the universe is made up of a mysterious form of matter. Illustrated.".
- catalog description "pt. I. The stuff of matter. Making something out of nothing -- Filling the void -- pt. II. Weighing the universe ... and coming up short. First light on the darkness -- Beyond our island in the night -- pt. III. Why the universe is flat: the big bang, large-scale structure, and the need for something new. Cooking with gas -- The tip of the iceberg -- pt. IV. The neutrino saga and the birth of cold dark matter. The obvious choice? -- Cold gets hot -- pt. V. The candidates. All roads lead to dark matter -- Three modest proposals -- pt. VI. Desperately seeking dark matter. The music of the spheres? -- Of thermometers and radios -- Epilogue: The best of times? -- Appendix A. Orders of magnitude and the scale of the universe -- Appendix B.A really brief history of time.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 342 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Fifth essence.".
- catalog identifier "0465023754 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Fifth essence.".
- catalog issued "1989".
- catalog issued "c1989.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Basic Books,".
- catalog relation "Fifth essence.".
- catalog subject "523.1/12 20".
- catalog subject "Dark matter (Astronomy)".
- catalog subject "QB791.3 .K73 1989".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. The stuff of matter. Making something out of nothing -- Filling the void -- pt. II. Weighing the universe ... and coming up short. First light on the darkness -- Beyond our island in the night -- pt. III. Why the universe is flat: the big bang, large-scale structure, and the need for something new. Cooking with gas -- The tip of the iceberg -- pt. IV. The neutrino saga and the birth of cold dark matter. The obvious choice? -- Cold gets hot -- pt. V. The candidates. All roads lead to dark matter -- Three modest proposals -- pt. VI. Desperately seeking dark matter. The music of the spheres? -- Of thermometers and radios -- Epilogue: The best of times? -- Appendix A. Orders of magnitude and the scale of the universe -- Appendix B.A really brief history of time.".
- catalog title "The fifth essence : the search for dark matter in the universe / Lawrence M. Krauss.".
- catalog type "text".