Quintessence
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Quintessence, or fifth essence, may refer to:
Cosmology
[edit]- Aether (classical element), in medieval cosmology and science, the fifth element that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere
- Quintessence (physics), a hypothetical form of dark energy, postulated to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe
Literature
[edit]- Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W. V. Quine, essays by Willard Van Orman Quine
- Quintessence: The Quality of Having It, a 1983 book by Betty Cornfeld and Owen Edwards
- Works by Lawrence M. Krauss:
- The Fifth Essence, a 1989 book
- Quintessence: The Search for Missing Mass in the Universe, a 2000 book
- Quintessence, a 2013 science fiction book by David Walton
Media companies
[edit]- Quintessence Films, a film production company
- Quintessence International Publishing Group, a publishing company founded in Berlin, Germany
Music
[edit]- Quintessence Records, a budget label
Bands
[edit]- Quintessence (English band), 1970s progressive rock band specializing in Indian themes and sounds
Albums
[edit]- The Quintessence, by Quincy Jones and his orchestra, 1962
- Quintessence (Quintessence album), 1970
- Quintessence (Bill Evans album), 1976
- Quintessence (Borknagar album), 2000
- Quintessential, by Steam Powered Giraffe, 2016
- Quintessence (Spontaneous Music Ensemble album)
Songs
[edit]- "Quintessence", by Darkthrone, from album Panzerfaust
- "Quintessence", by Rotting Christ, from album Genesis
- "Quintessence", by Mastodon, from album Crack the Skye
- "In Quintessence", by Squeeze, from album East Side Story
- "Quintessence", by Marketa Irglová, featuring Emilíana Torrini and Aukai, 2020 single
Video games
[edit]- "Quintessence: The Blighted Venom", a game by Freebird Games
Proper names
[edit]- Quintessence (horse), a thoroughbred racer (1900–1917)
- The Quintessence, a DC Comics group of mutually consulting cosmic beings: see resp. Ganthet section
Other uses
[edit]- Quintessence (restaurant), a Michelin 3-star Japanese French fusion restaurant in Shinagawa, Japan.
See also
[edit]- Quintessenz, an Austrian on-line civil liberties advocacy organization
- Quintessons, fictional characters from the Transformers franchise
- Fifth Element (disambiguation)