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Origins of life — Chemistry and radioastronomy
352 Dott, Jr. and Shaver, R.H. (Editors). Modern and Ancient Geosynclinal Sedimentetion. S.E.P.M., Dallas, Texas, 1974, 380 pp. The proceedings of a symposium dedicated to and in honor of Marshall Kay and held at Madison, Wisconsin, 1972 and relevant to the geosynclinal concept. *Drooger, C.W. (Editor). Messinian Event$in The Mediterranean. North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1973, 272 pp., Dfl. 60,00. Reports on the Geodynamics Project, an international program of research on the dynamics and dynamic history of the earth with emphasis on deep-seated foundations of geological phenomena. Gille, J.C. and Kuhn, P.M. Technical Note No. 128: The International Radiometersonde Intercomparison Programme, (1970--71). WMO, Geneva, 1973, 127 pp. Of general interest to meteorologists and meterological services. Gowda, S.S. (Editor). Micropaleontologia Indica, Prof. L. Rama Rao's Birthday Celebration Volume. W.Q. Judge, Bangalora, 1971. An annotated bibliography o f microfossils from India. Hounam, C.E. Technical Note No. 126: Comparison Between Pan and Lake Evaporation. WMO, Geneva, 1973, 52 pp. Contains a full discussion of the factors influencing the evaporation from open water surfaces under different conditions. *Hubregtse, J.I.W. Distribution of Elements in Some Basic Granulite-Facies Rocks. North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1973, 68 pp., Dfl. 25.00. Study dealing with the distribution of major elements among the chief constituents (garnet, clinopyroxene and amphibole) of a metegabbro and a clinopyroxene--garnet-amphibole gneiss. Refers to rocks in the Mellid area. Jerlov, N.G. and Nielsen, E.S. (Editors). Optical Aspects o f Oceanography. Academic Press, London, 1974, 494 pp.,£10.50. Collection of 19 invited papers at the Symposium on Optical Aspects of Ocaanog-
raphy held in Copenhagen in June 1972, of interest to oceanographers, geologists, physicists, marine biologists as wall as those working with hydro-optics, fisheries and remote sensing. Lisitzin, E. Sea-level Changes. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1974, 286 pp., Dfl. 75.00. Considers the elements, factors and phenomena which form a substantial part of many highly deviating sciences such as oceanography, meteorology, hydrology, geology, astronomy, seismology and glaciology. Margulis, Lynn (Editor). Origins of Life Chemistry and Radioastronomy. Springer, Berlin, 1973, 291 pp. An edited record of the dialoque of scientists attending the 4th conference in the series of the Origins of Life supported by the Bi~ sciences Programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Mc Intosh, P.S. and Dryer, M. (Editors). Solar Activity Observations and Predictions. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1972, 444 pp., U.S. ~; 17.50. A set of papers b~ prominent researchers in the interdisciplinary field of solar-terrestrial physics. A representative view with an emphasis on the sun and on the current possibilities for predicting solar activity that affects the space environment. Mead, W.R. (Editor). The American Environmerit. Athlone Press, London, 1974, 69 pp., £1.25. Composed of three papers concerned with changing interpretations of familiar aspects (such as nature, population and environment with fuel and mineral wealth) of the North American scene and with attempts to understand its realities more fully. Meijerink, A.M.J. Photo-hydrological Reconnaissance Survey¢ ITC, Enschede Holland, 1974. A study of the contribution of aerial photo-intarpretation to the evaluation of local and regional water resources. Mukherjee, S.K. and Biswes, Td. (Editors). Mineralogy o f Soil Clays and Clay Minerals, Indian Soc. of Soil Science, New Delhi, 1974, 262 pp.
raphy held in Copenhagen in June 1972, of interest to oceanographers, geologists, physicists, marine biologists as wall as those working with hydro-optics, fisheries and remote sensing. Lisitzin, E. Sea-level Changes. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1974, 286 pp., Dfl. 75.00. Considers the elements, factors and phenomena which form a substantial part of many highly deviating sciences such as oceanography, meteorology, hydrology, geology, astronomy, seismology and glaciology. Margulis, Lynn (Editor). Origins of Life Chemistry and Radioastronomy. Springer, Berlin, 1973, 291 pp. An edited record of the dialoque of scientists attending the 4th conference in the series of the Origins of Life supported by the Bi~ sciences Programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Mc Intosh, P.S. and Dryer, M. (Editors). Solar Activity Observations and Predictions. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1972, 444 pp., U.S. ~; 17.50. A set of papers b~ prominent researchers in the interdisciplinary field of solar-terrestrial physics. A representative view with an emphasis on the sun and on the current possibilities for predicting solar activity that affects the space environment. Mead, W.R. (Editor). The American Environmerit. Athlone Press, London, 1974, 69 pp., £1.25. Composed of three papers concerned with changing interpretations of familiar aspects (such as nature, population and environment with fuel and mineral wealth) of the North American scene and with attempts to understand its realities more fully. Meijerink, A.M.J. Photo-hydrological Reconnaissance Survey¢ ITC, Enschede Holland, 1974. A study of the contribution of aerial photo-intarpretation to the evaluation of local and regional water resources. Mukherjee, S.K. and Biswes, Td. (Editors). Mineralogy o f Soil Clays and Clay Minerals, Indian Soc. of Soil Science, New Delhi, 1974, 262 pp.