Aether

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Aether originally was the personification of the "upper sky", space and heaven, in Greek mythology.

The term aether, æther or ether may also refer to one of the following:

Contents 1 Science and engineering 2 Music 3 Other

[edit] Science and engineering

• The aether of classical elements is a concept, historically, used in science (as a medium) and in philosophy (as a substance).
  • Any number of aether theories in alchemy, natural philosophy, and modern physics which suppose a "fifth element".
  • Luminiferous aether, in early physics considered to be the medium through which light propagates
• Ether, a class of chemical compounds, or specifically:
  • Diethyl ether, which has the common name "ether".

[edit] Music

• "Ether," 1979 song by Gang of Four from the album Entertainment!
• "Ether", 1993 song by Baby Chaos, B-side to the single "Buzz"
• "Ether", 2001 song by American rapper Nas
• "Ether", 2003 song by Nothingface from the album Skeletons
• "Aether", 2005 Scene.org Award-winning demo by a demoscene group Mfx
• Ether (band), US-based Australian rock band better known as Memento, disbanded 2007
• "When Under Ether" 2007 song from PJ Harvey's album White Chalk

[edit] Other

• Etheric plane, in some esoteric teachings, one of the planes of existence
• Etheric body, in some esoteric teachings, a sort of aura that constitutes the "blueprint" of the physical body
• Ether (Book of Mormon prophet), a Mormon prophet