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100 1 _aGates, Evalyn.
245 1 0 _aEinstein's telescope :
_bthe hunt for dark matter and dark energy in the universe /
_cEvalyn Gates.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bW.W. Norton & Co.,
_cc2009.
300 _axiv, 305 p., [8] p. of plates :
_bill. (some col.), charts ;
_c25 cm.
505 0 _aWhat is the universe made of? -- A revolution in space and time -- A cosmic expansion -- Einstein's telescope -- Machos and wimps -- Black holes and planets -- Weighing the universe -- Cold dark matter -- Tracing the invisible: and finding dark matter -- An accelerating universe -- The imprint of dark energy on the cosmic web -- Gravity waves.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-289) and index.
520 _aEvalyn Gates transports us to the edge of science to explore the tool that unlocks the secrets of dark matter and dark energy. Based on the theory of general relativity, gravitational lensing, or 'Einstein's Telescope', is enabling discoveries that are taking us towards the next revolution in scientific thinking--one that may change our understanding of where the Universe came from and where it is going.
600 1 0 _aEinstein, Albert,
_d1879-1955
_xInfluence.
650 0 _aDark matter (Astronomy)
650 0 _aDark energy (Astronomy)
650 0 _aGravitational waves.
650 0 _aRelativity (Physics)
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