The Fifth Essence: The Search for the Dark Matter in the Universe is the debut book by the American physicist Lawrence M. Krauss, published in 1989.

[1][2] Krauss talks about dark matter and its importance to our understanding of the universe.

The book also contains information about modern astrophysics and Greek philosophers.

[3] The book was later updated and re-released as Quintessence: The Search for Missing Mass in the Universe in 2000.

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