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Nature 458, 1116 (30 April 2009) | doi:10.1038/4581116a; Published online 29 April 2009

An eye on the Universe

Joachim Wambsganss1

BOOK REVIEWEDEinstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe

by Evalyn Gates

W. W. Norton: 2009. 320 pp. £18.99, $25.95

Gravitational lenses — heavenly bodies that bend light rays by their gravity — have emerged as powerful tools in the astronomer's repertoire. Yet their usefulness was difficult to foresee.

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