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ABSTRACT

I.PREFACE

II.PREHISTORY

A.From Epicurus to Galileo

B.Dark Stars, Dark Planets, Dark Clouds

D.Dynamical Evidence

III.GALAXY CLUSTERS

A.Zwicky and Smith

B.A Confusing Situation

IV.GALACTIC ROTATION CURVES

A.The Beginnings

B.The 1970s Revolution

C.Local Measurements

V.DARK MATTER PARTICLES

A.Neutrinos

B.Supersymmetry

C.Axions

D.The WIMP Paradigm

VI.BARYONIC DARK MATTER

A.Gravitational Microlensing

B.The Universe's Baryon Budget

C.Primordial Black Holes

VII.MODIFIED GRAVITY

A.Toward a Realistic Theory of MOND

B.Observational Successes and Failures

VIII.PIECING THE PUZZLE

A.Discrepancies At All Scales

B.Cosmology

C.Numerical Simulations

IX.THE HUNT FOR DARK MATTER PARTICLES

A.Scattering with Nuclei

B.Annihilation and Decay

C.Axion Experiments

APPENDIX : FURTHER READING

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