Book Reviews - G. E. Andrews, R. A. Askey, B. C. Berndt, K. G. Ramanathan and R. A. Rankin, Editors. Ramanujan revisited. Proceedings of the Centenary Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June, 1–5, 1987. Academic Press. 1988, 609 pp., $84·00. - N. M. Stephens and M. P. Thorne, Editors. Computers in mathematical research. Conference series of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. Clarendon Press. 1988, 251 pp., £25. - C. J. Thompson. Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics. Clarendon Press. 1988, 213 pp., £20.

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Book Reviews - G. E. Andrews, R. A. Askey, B. C. Berndt, K. G. Ramanathan and R. A. Rankin, Editors. Ramanujan revisited. Proceedings of the Centenary Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June, 1–5, 1987. Academic Press. 1988, 609 pp., $49·50. - M. F. Atiyah. Collected works, Vol. I: Early papers: General papers. Clarendon Press. 1988, 364 pp., £30. - H. Busemann and B. B. Phadke. Spaces with distinguished geodesics. Marcel Dekker. 1987, 159 pp., $49·75. - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Analyse mathématique et applications. Gauthier-Villars. 1988, 503 pp., 295 FF. - P. J. Davis and R. Hersch. Descartes' Dream. Penguin Books. 1988, 321 pp., £8·95. - K. Devlin. Mathematics: The new golden age. Penguin Books. 1988, 287 pp., £7·95. - I. Ekeland. Mathematics and the unexpected (Author's translation of the 1984 French original). University of Chicago Press. 1988, 146 pp., £15·96. - J. M. G. Fell and R. S. Doran. Representations of *-algebras, locally compact groups and Banach *-algebraic bundles. Academic Press. 1988, two volumes, 1,486 pp., $99 per volume. - P. Günther. Huygens' principle and hyperbolic equations. Perspectives in mathematics, Vol. 5. Academic Press. 1988, 847 pp., $69. - G. Higman and E. Scott. Existentially closed groups. Clarendon Press. 1988, 156 pp., £25. - S. Łojasiewicz. An introduction to the theory of real functions. Wiley. 1988, 230 pp., £24·95. - S. MacLane and G. Birkhoff. Algebra, 3rd Edition. Chelsea. 1988, 626 pp., £28·50. - J. E. Marsden and A. J. Tromba. Vector calculus. Freeman. 1988, 655 pp., £29·95. - Y. Matsumoto, T. Mizutani and S. Morita, Editors. A fête of topology: Papers dedicated to Itiro Tamura. Academic Press. 1988, 602 pp., £37·50. - F. Morgan. Geometric measure theory: A beginner's guide. Academic Press. 1988, 145 pp., $50·00. - J. A. Rice. Mathematical statistics and data analysis. Wadsworth. 1988, 594 pp., £15·95. - H. E. Rose. A course in number theory. Clarendon Press. 1988, 354 pp., £40 hardback, £17·50 paperback. - L. H. Rowen. Ring theory. Academic Press. 1988, Vol. I, 538 pp., $89·50, Vol. II, 462 pp., $84·00. - N. M. Stephens and M. P. Thorne, Editors. Computers in mathematical research. Conference series of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. Clarendon Press. 1988, 251 pp., £25. - C. J. Thompson. Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics. Clarendon Press. 1988, 213 pp., £20.

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Book Reviews - G. E. Andrews, R. A. Askey, B. C. Berndt, K. G. Ramanathan and R. A. Rankin, Editors. Ramanujan revisited. Proceedings of the Centenary Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June, 1–5, 1987. Academic Press. 1988, 609 pp., $49·50. - M. F. Atiyah. Collected works, Vol. I: Early papers: General papers. Clarendon Press. 1988, 364 pp., £30. - H. Busemann and B. B. Phadke. Spaces with distinguished geodesics. Marcel Dekker. 1987, 159 pp., $49·75. - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Analyse mathématique et applications. Gauthier-Villars. 1988, 503 pp., 295 FF. - P. J. Davis and R. Hersch. Descartes' Dream. Penguin Books. 1988, 321 pp., £8·95. - K. Devlin. Mathematics: The new golden age. Penguin Books. 1988, 287 pp., £7·95. - I. Ekeland. Mathematics and the unexpected (Author's translation of the 1984 French original). University of Chicago Press. 1988, 146 pp., £15·96. - J. M. G. Fell and R. S. Doran. Representations of *-algebras, locally compact groups and Banach *-algebraic bundles. Academic Press. 1988, two volumes, 1,486 pp., $99 per volume. - P. Günther. Huygens' principle and hyperbolic equations. Perspectives in mathematics, Vol. 5. Academic Press. 1988, 847 pp., $69. - G. Higman and E. Scott. Existentially closed groups. Clarendon Press. 1988, 156 pp., £25. - S. Łojasiewicz. An introduction to the theory of real functions. Wiley. 1988, 230 pp., £24·95. - S. MacLane and G. Birkhoff. Algebra, 3rd Edition. Chelsea. 1988, 626 pp., £28·50. - J. E. Marsden and A. J. Tromba. Vector calculus. Freeman. 1988, 655 pp., £29·95. - Y. Matsumoto, T. Mizutani and S. Morita, Editors. A fête of topology: Papers dedicated to Itiro Tamura. Academic Press. 1988, 602 pp., £37·50. - F. Morgan. Geometric measure theory: A beginner's guide. Academic Press. 1988, 145 pp., $50·00. - J. A. Rice. Mathematical statistics and data analysis. Wadsworth. 1988, 594 pp., £15·95. - H. E. Rose. A course in number theory. Clarendon Press. 1988, 354 pp., £40 hardback, £17·50 paperback. - L. H. Rowen. Ring theory. Academic Press. 1988, Vol. I, 538 pp., $89·50, Vol. II, 462 pp., $84·00. - N. M. Stephens and M. P. Thorne, Editors. Computers in mathematical research. Conference series of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. Clarendon Press. 1988, 251 pp., £25. - C. J. Thompson. Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics. Clarendon Press. 1988, 213 pp., £20.

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Book Reviews - G. E. Andrews, R. A. Askey, B. C. Berndt, K. G. Ramanathan and R. A. Rankin, Editors. Ramanujan revisited. Proceedings of the Centenary Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June, 1–5, 1987. Academic Press. 1988, 609 pp., $49·50. - M. F. Atiyah. Collected works, Vol. I: Early papers: General papers. Clarendon Press. 1988, 364 pp., £30. - H. Busemann and B. B. Phadke. Spaces with distinguished geodesics. Marcel Dekker. 1987, 159 pp., $49·75. - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Analyse mathématique et applications. Gauthier-Villars. 1988, 503 pp., 295 FF. - P. J. Davis and R. Hersch. Descartes' Dream. Penguin Books. 1988, 321 pp., £8·95. - K. Devlin. Mathematics: The new golden age. Penguin Books. 1988, 287 pp., £7·95. - I. Ekeland. Mathematics and the unexpected (Author's translation of the 1984 French original). University of Chicago Press. 1988, 146 pp., £15·96. - J. M. G. Fell and R. S. Doran. Representations of *-algebras, locally compact groups and Banach *-algebraic bundles. Academic Press. 1988, two volumes, 1,486 pp., $99 per volume. - P. Günther. Huygens' principle and hyperbolic equations. Perspectives in mathematics, Vol. 5. Academic Press. 1988, 847 pp., $69. - G. Higman and E. Scott. Existentially closed groups. Clarendon Press. 1988, 156 pp., £25. - S. Łojasiewicz. An introduction to the theory of real functions. Wiley. 1988, 230 pp., £24·95. - S. MacLane and G. Birkhoff. Algebra, 3rd Edition. Chelsea. 1988, 626 pp., £28·50. - J. E. Marsden and A. J. Tromba. Vector calculus. Freeman. 1988, 655 pp., £29·95. - Y. Matsumoto, T. Mizutani and S. Morita, Editors. A fête of topology: Papers dedicated to Itiro Tamura. Academic Press. 1988, 602 pp., £37·50. - F. Morgan. Geometric measure theory: A beginner's guide. Academic Press. 1988, 145 pp., $50·00. - J. A. Rice. Mathematical statistics and data analysis. Wadsworth. 1988, 594 pp., £15·95. - H. E. Rose. A course in number theory. Clarendon Press. 1988, 354 pp., £40 hardback, £17·50 paperback. - L. H. Rowen. Ring theory. Academic Press. 1988, Vol. I, 538 pp., $89·50, Vol. II, 462 pp., $84·00. - N. M. Stephens and M. P. Thorne, Editors. Computers in mathematical research. Conference series of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. Clarendon Press. 1988, 251 pp., £25. - C. J. Thompson. Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics. Clarendon Press. 1988, 213 pp., £20.

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