Book Reviews - N. Bourbaki. Elements of the History of Mathematics. Springer. 1994, 301 pp., DM 78. - A. Dolan and J. Aldous Networks and Algorithms. An Introductory Approach. J. Wiley. 1993, 544 pp., £19·95. - A. J. Feingold, I. B. Frenkel and J. F. X. Ries Spinor construction of vertex operator algebras, triality and E8(1). American Mathematical Society. 1991, 146 pp., £23. - N. D. Fowkes and J. J. Mahony. An Introduction to Mathematical Modelling. J. Wiley. 1994, 447 pp., £19·95 - J. R. Garratt. The Atmospheric Boundary LayerCambridge University Press. 1994, 316 pp., £19·95. - O. Gingerich. The eye of heaven: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler. American Institute of Physics. 1993, 442 pp., £24·50. - N. V. Govorov. Riemann's boundary problem with infinite index. Birkhauser. 1994, 248 pp., Swiss Fr. 148 - I. O. Grattan-Guinness, Editor. Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences. Routledge. 1994, 2 vols, 1806 pp.in all, £140. - U. Grenander General Pattern Theory. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1993, 883 pp, £130. - O. L. R. Jacobs. Introduction to Control Theory. Oxford University Press. 1993, 390 pp., £22·50. - V. J. Katz. A History of Mathematics: an introduction. Harper-Collins. 1993, 786 pp., £19·99. - W. R. Knorr. The Ancient Tradition of Geometric Problems. Dover. 1993, 410 pp., Paper-back 49. - W. V. Vasconcelos. Arithmetic of Blowup Algebras. L.M.S. Lecture Notes Series, no 195. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 329 pp., £22·95. - T. J. Willmore. Riemannian Geometry. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1993, 318 pp., £45.

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Book Reviews - N. Bourbaki. Elements of the History of Mathematics. Springer. 1994, 301 pp., DM 78. - A. Dolan and J. Aldous Networks and Algorithms. An Introductory Approach. J. Wiley. 1993, 544 pp., £19·95. - A. J. Feingold, I. B. Frenkel and J. F. X. Ries Spinor construction of vertex operator algebras, triality and E8(1). American Mathematical Society. 1991, 146 pp., £23. - N. D. Fowkes and J. J. Mahony. An Introduction to Mathematical Modelling. J. Wiley. 1994, 447 pp., £19·95 - J. R. Garratt. The Atmospheric Boundary LayerCambridge University Press. 1994, 316 pp., £19·95. - O. Gingerich. The eye of heaven: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler. American Institute of Physics. 1993, 442 pp., £24·50. - N. V. Govorov. Riemann's boundary problem with infinite index. Birkhauser. 1994, 248 pp., Swiss Fr. 148 - I. O. Grattan-Guinness, Editor. Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences. Routledge. 1994, 2 vols, 1806 pp.in all, £140. - U. Grenander General Pattern Theory. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1993, 883 pp, £130. - O. L. R. Jacobs. Introduction to Control Theory. Oxford University Press. 1993, 390 pp., £22·50. - V. J. Katz. A History of Mathematics: an introduction. Harper-Collins. 1993, 786 pp., £19·99. - W. R. Knorr. The Ancient Tradition of Geometric Problems. Dover. 1993, 410 pp., Paper-back $12.95. - R. Lidl and H. Niederreiter Introduction to Finite Fields and their Applications. Revised Edition. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 416 pp., £29·95. - Y. V. Matiyasevich. Hilbert's Tenth Problem. MIT Press. 1993, 264 pp., £40·50. - A. I. Miller. Early Quantum Electrodynamics: A Source Book. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 265 pp., £40. - P. M. Neumann, G. A. Stoy and E. C. Thompson. Groups and Geometry. Oxford University Press. 1994, 254 pp., £19·50. - T. W. Palmer. Banach Algebras and the General Theory of *-algebras. Vol. 1. Algebras and Banach Algebras. Vol. 49 of the Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Application. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 794 pp., £60. - W. F. Pfeffer. The Riemann approach to integration: local geometric theory. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 302 pp., £30. - D. Salamon, Editor. Symplectic Geometry, L.M.S. Lecture Notes no 192. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 236 pp., £25. - D. W. L. Sumners, Editor. New Scientific Applications of Geometry and Topology. Proceedings of Symposia in Applied Mathematics. Vol 45. American Mathematical Society. 1992, 250 pp., $49. - W. V. Vasconcelos. Arithmetic of Blowup Algebras. L.M.S. Lecture Notes Series, no 195. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 329 pp., £22·95. - T. J. Willmore. Riemannian Geometry. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1993, 318 pp., £45.

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Book Reviews - N. Bourbaki. Elements of the History of Mathematics. Springer. 1994, 301 pp., DM 78. - A. Dolan and J. Aldous Networks and Algorithms. An Introductory Approach. J. Wiley. 1993, 544 pp., £19·95. - A. J. Feingold, I. B. Frenkel and J. F. X. Ries Spinor construction of vertex operator algebras, triality and E8(1). American Mathematical Society. 1991, 146 pp., £23. - N. D. Fowkes and J. J. Mahony. An Introduction to Mathematical Modelling. J. Wiley. 1994, 447 pp., £19·95 - J. R. Garratt. The Atmospheric Boundary LayerCambridge University Press. 1994, 316 pp., £19·95. - O. Gingerich. The eye of heaven: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler. American Institute of Physics. 1993, 442 pp., £24·50. - N. V. Govorov. Riemann's boundary problem with infinite index. Birkhauser. 1994, 248 pp., Swiss Fr. 148 - I. O. Grattan-Guinness, Editor. Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences. Routledge. 1994, 2 vols, 1806 pp.in all, £140. - U. Grenander General Pattern Theory. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1993, 883 pp, £130. - O. L. R. Jacobs. Introduction to Control Theory. Oxford University Press. 1993, 390 pp., £22·50. - V. J. Katz. A History of Mathematics: an introduction. Harper-Collins. 1993, 786 pp., £19·99. - W. R. Knorr. The Ancient Tradition of Geometric Problems. Dover. 1993, 410 pp., Paper-back $12.95. - R. Lidl and H. Niederreiter Introduction to Finite Fields and their Applications. Revised Edition. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 416 pp., £29·95. - Y. V. Matiyasevich. Hilbert's Tenth Problem. MIT Press. 1993, 264 pp., £40·50. - A. I. Miller. Early Quantum Electrodynamics: A Source Book. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 265 pp., £40. - P. M. Neumann, G. A. Stoy and E. C. Thompson. Groups and Geometry. Oxford University Press. 1994, 254 pp., £19·50. - T. W. Palmer. Banach Algebras and the General Theory of *-algebras. Vol. 1. Algebras and Banach Algebras. Vol. 49 of the Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Application. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 794 pp., £60. - W. F. Pfeffer. The Riemann approach to integration: local geometric theory. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 302 pp., £30. - D. Salamon, Editor. Symplectic Geometry, L.M.S. Lecture Notes no 192. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 236 pp., £25. - D. W. L. Sumners, Editor. New Scientific Applications of Geometry and Topology. Proceedings of Symposia in Applied Mathematics. Vol 45. American Mathematical Society. 1992, 250 pp., $49. - W. V. Vasconcelos. Arithmetic of Blowup Algebras. L.M.S. Lecture Notes Series, no 195. Cambridge University Press. 1994, 329 pp., £22·95. - T. J. Willmore. Riemannian Geometry. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1993, 318 pp., £45.

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