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According to ancient and medieval science, aether (/ ˈ iː θ ər /, alternative spellings include æther, aither, and ether), also known as the fifth element or quintessence, is the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere. [1]
In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether (/ ˈ iː θ ər /; Ancient Greek: Αἰθήρ (Brightness) [1] pronounced [ai̯tʰɛ̌ːr]) is the personification of the bright upper sky. According to Hesiod , he was the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), and the brother of Hemera (Day). [ 2 ]
It is disposed in four grades of density and is considered to be a kind of physical matter (the blue haze seen in mountain canyons is said to be in fact ether of the kind known to occult investigators as chemical ether). Associated there is also a type of spiritual sight, that man will eventually develop, called etheric vision. [6]
Drinking ether is challenging as it boils below body temperature and is not miscible with water, requiring precautions: . There is an art in swallowing the ether. The drinker first washes out his mouth with water “to cool it;” next he swallows a little water to cool his throat; then he tosses down the glass of ether; finally, he closes in with another draught of water to keep the ether ...
Ether, a class of chemical compounds Diethyl ether, or simply ether, an organic compound; Petroleum ether, a petroleum fraction (not classified as an ether) AETHER, an atmospheric radiative transfer algorithm; Efir, now called "Sfera," is a telecommunication project of the Russian Federation aiming to create a national Satellite constellation
Sound money should reliably store value over time. No currency – not bitcoin, not ether, not the U.S. dollar – seems to be doing that these days. Crypto Long & Short is our weekly newsletter ...
The price of ether jumped as much as 18% Monday and was up another 8.6% at $3,802 late Tuesday morning before retreating slightly to hover at around $3,747 Tuesday afternoon.
Luminiferous aether or ether [1] (luminiferous meaning 'light-bearing') was the postulated medium for the propagation of light. [2] It was invoked to explain the ability of the apparently wave-based light to propagate through empty space (a vacuum), something that waves should not be able to do. The assumption of a spatial plenum (space ...