Gates offers clear, accessible explanations of how gravitational lensing can be used to solve the biggest mysteries of the universe-first by using luminous matter to ferret out the dark matter, then by using the cosmic web of dark matter itself as a lens to probe dark energy and the very structure of time and space. -- New Scientist
What stands out in Evalyn Gates' cogent review of this intriguing topic is the sheer cleverness astronomers have demonstrated in fashioning tools to study the unseeable...As Gates so aptly demonstrates, describing how a science works toward a solution provides...enjoyment for any reader. -- Marcia Bartusiak - Washington Post
Gates uses one of Einstein's great ideas to weave together mathematics, astrophysics, and cosmology into a coherent and, dare I say it, compelling narrative that maps out the frontiers of contemporary research. -- Pedro Ferreira - Science
Through Gates's ambitious book, everyone will appreciate the puzzles of the dark Universe-and the power and beauty of gravitational lensing. -- Joachim Wambsganss - Nature
A fantastic story from modern cosmology...down-to-earth, accessible, and fun. -- Sean Carroll, author of New York Times best-selling Something Deeply Hidden
If you wonder what the world is and how it works and how it works on the grandest scale, here's your guidebook! -- Robert P. Kirshner, Clowes Professor of Science, Harvard University, and author of The Extravagant Universe
As exciting as it is informative. -- Booklist (starred review)
An enthusiastic update on the search for the materials that make up the universe...Splendidly satisfying reading. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
