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Books Received: Cosmology,
History
of-;
A Classified
and Philosophical
List Ramifications
of-
*The Ultimate Fate of the Universe J. N. Islam 150 pp. Cambridge University Press, 1983, $13.95 The latest scientific thinking about the end of our universe. Contact with the Stars Reinhard Breuer 1982, $28.50 283 pp. W. H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco Examines significant theories concerning the origin of life and the astronomical evidence for the existence of alien life forms. History
of Astronomy,
History
of Science,
Philosophy
Early Man and the Cosmos Evan Hadingham 276~~. Walker and Company, New York 1984, $22.50 A study of ancient man's explorations of the heavens. Gregorian Reform of the Calendar G. V. Coyne, S. J., M. A. Hoskin and 0. Pedersen 320~~. Specola Vaticana, Citta de1 Vatican0 1983, $20.00 individua1/25.00 institutional Proceedings of the Vatican Conference to commemorate its 400th major Anniversary, September 1982, containing fourteen articles on various aspects of the calendar reform. Maxwell on Stephen G. 199pp. MIT Early works Adams Prize Rings".
Saturn's Rings Brush, C. W. F. Everitt and Elizabeth Garber, eds. Press, Cambridge 1983, $25.00 by James Clerk Maxwell , with emphasis on his 1856 Essay "On the Stability and the Motion of Saturn's
Numbers: Their History and Meaning Graham Flegg 295pp. Schocken Books Inc., New York 1983, $14.95 Entertaining and authoritative history of numbers. Archaeoastronomy and the Roots of Science E. C. Krupp, ed. 336~~. Westview Press, Boulder 1984, $40.00 symposium of This book is based on the Association for the Advancement of Science Francisco in 1980. 123
the American held in San
Astronomy vs. Astrology, of Science, Science vs.
Paranormal Phenomena, The Borderlands Pseudoscience
The Fringe of the Unknown L. Sprague de Camp 208~~. Prometheus Books, New York 1983, Cloth $16.95, Paper $8.95 A collection of essays on controversial happenings in science and technology. The Roving Mind Isaac Asimov 348~~. Prometheus Polemical essays population, etc. General
Works,
Books, New York 1983, $17.95 on creationism, pseudoscience,
censorship,
Popularizations
The Planets: Readings from Scientific American Intro. by Bruce Murray 144~~. W. H. Freeman and Co., San Francisco 1983 A collection of ten articles from Scientific American on topics including planetary rings, results of the Mariner 10 mission to Mercury, the surface characteristics of Mars, and the Voyager 1 and 2 missions to Jupiter and Saturn. *The New Astronomy Nigel Henbest and Michael Marten 240~~. Cambridge University Press 1983, $24.95 A well illustrated colorful comparison of optical, optical, ultraviolet and X-ray observations of interesting and well-known astronomical objects.
infrared, the most
Sky Above and Worlds Beyond Judith Herbst 228~~. Atheneum Publishers, New York 1983, $14.95 An introduction to astronomy for young people. Observing Earth Satellites Desmond King-Hele 184~~. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., Inc. 1983, $16.50 Techniques of satellite observation for the amateur. B.A.A. Star Charts Wil Tirion 5 charts, Enslow Publishers, Hillside 1984, $9.95 Five charts in an envelope showing the entire sky for plotting meteor trails, cometary paths, and deep-sky objects currently 124
in
the
news.
The Adjustment and Testing of Telescope Objectives H. Dennis Taylor - Heyden and Son Inc., Philadelphia 112~~. Adam Hilger
1983,
$13.50 A reprint
Student
of
the
Textbooks:
1891
edition.
Undergraduate
Level
Physics of Stellar Evolution and Cosmology H. S. Goldberg and M. D. Scadron 390~~. Gordon and Breach, New York 1981, $59.50 An intermediate level one-semester text on astrophysics. Realm of the Universe George 0. Abel1 540~~. Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia 1984, Third edition of this excellent introductory text to astronomy. An Introduction to Experimental Astronomy Roger B. Culver 196~~. W. H. Freeman and Co., New York 1983, $9.95 Demonstrating how observation and analysis complement one versatile lab guide is another in the laboratory, this particularly useful when poor viewing conditions or limited access to equipment threatens the opportunity to learn from direct observation.
Specialized Monographs Physics, etc.
and
Graduate
Texts:
Astrophysics,
*Accretion-Driven Stellar X-Ray Sources Lewin and Van den Heuvel 450~~. Cambridge University Press, 1984, $79.50 A multiauthored review of our present understanding emitting description providing a systematic and description of accretion in binary star systems. Current Topics in Chinese Academy of Science of the 164~~. Gordon and Breach, A collection of articles Kexue Tongbao.
Science, People's New York, translated
Section Republic 1982, from
E: Astronomy of China $9.00 Scientia Sinica
*Quantum Fields In Curved Space N.D. Birrell and P.C.W. Davies 340 pp. Cambridge University Press, 1982, $49.50 A comprehensive review of the subject of gravitational
125
of X-ray synthetic
and
field
in quantum field theory hole evaporation effect the early universe.
with the emphasis on the Hawking black and to particle creation precesses in
Astrophysics and Space Physics Reviews Volume 2 R. A. Syunyaev, ed. 452~~. Harwood Academic Publishers, New York 1983, $185.00 review papers written by Soviet A collection of astrophysicists. Specialized Monographs and Earth and Planetary
and Graduate Sciences
Texts:
Celestial
Mechanics
*The Near Earth and Interplanetary Plasma, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Ya. Al'Pert 299pp. vol. 1, Cambridge University Press, 1983, $69.50 and $59.50 General properties and fundamental theory of plasma in the ionosphere, magnetosphere and in the solar wind and the study of the effects arising in the vicinity of bodies moving through the plasma. The Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres A. Henderson-Sellers 240~~. Adam Hilger - Heyden and Son, Inc., Philadelphia 1983, $34.00 The origin of the Sun and solar system bodies, the mechanisms controlling atmospheric structure, climatological changes, and the history of the Earth's atmosphere with particular reference to the origin and evolution of life. Conference, Cosmology
Symposium and Workshop Proceedings:
Astrophysics,
*Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation E. Schmutzer, ed. 316~~. Cambridge University Press 1984, $69.50 Proceedings of a conference held at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, July 14-19, 1980. Early Evolution of the Universe and its Present Structure G. 0. Abel1 and G. Chincarini, eds. xxi + 536 pp D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht 1983, $64.00 cloth, 34.00 paper Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union symposium No. 104 held in Kolymbari, Crete in 1982. Diffuse
Matter
in Galaxies:
Cargese 126
1982
J. Audouze et al, eds. 272pp. D. Reidel Publishing, Dordrecht 1983, $39.50 Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Diffuse Matter in Galaxies, Cargese, France, September 1-16, 1982 Surveys of the Southern Galaxy W. B. Burton and F. P. Israel, eds. xiv + 309pp. D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht $46.00 Proceedings of a workshop held at the Leiden Observatory, Netherlands, in August 1982.
1983, The
The Nearby Stars and the Stellar Luminosity Function A. G. Davis Philip and A. R. Upgren, eds. 487~~. L. Davis Press Inc., Schenectady 1983, $40.00 cloth, 30.00 paper Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Colloquium Middletown, Connecticut, No. 76 held at Wesleyan University, 13-16 June, 1983 Conference, Symposium Planetary Sciences
and
Workshop
Proceedings:
Earth
and
Solar and Stellar Magnetic Fields: Origins and Coronal Effects J. 0. Stenflo, ed. 584~~. D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht 1983, $67.50 cloth, 32.50 paper Switzerland, August 2-6, Symposium No. 102, held in Zurich, 1982 Stellar and Planetary Magnetism A. M. Soward, ed. 376~~. Gordon and Breach, New York 1983, $69.50 Proceedings of the Workshop on Planetary and Stellar held in Budapest, Hungary, August 1980
Magnetism
Solar-Terrestrial Physics Principles and Theoretical Foundations R. L. Carovillano and J. M. Forbes, eds. 88Opp, D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht 1983, 115.00 This book is based on the Proceedings of the Theory Institute held at Boston College August 9-26, 1982. Reference
Works
*Atlas of Deep Sky Splendors Hans Vehrenberg 242~~. Cambridge University Press 1984, $44.50 Wide-field photographs, finding charts, and descriptions 127
of
over 400 galaxies, Messier objects.
star
clusters,
and nebulae,
including
all
The Times Atlas of the Oceans Alastair Couper, ed. 272~~. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., Inc, New York 1983, $90.50 aspects of the ocean Over 400 maps covering various environment. *The Cambridge Deep Sky Album J. Newton and P. Teece 126 pp. Cambridge University Press 1983, $19.95 descriptions and finding Color photographs, galaxies, nebulae and star clusters as seen moderately sized amateur telescope.
charts through
of a
Catalog of Cometary Orbits B. G. Marsden 96pp. Enslow Publishers, Hillside, New Jersey 1983, $10.00 Lists in tabular form information on the orbits of 1109 cometary apparitions from 240 B.C. to May 1982 International Halley Watch Amateur Observers' Manual for Scientific Comet Studies S. J. Edberg 192pp. Enslow Publishers and Sky Publishing Corporation, 1983, $9.95 Enrollment and reporting forms for International Halley Watch scientific information about the comet, and descriptions of how to make useful observations.
128
History
of-;
A Classified
and Philosophical
List Ramifications
of-
*The Ultimate Fate of the Universe J. N. Islam 150 pp. Cambridge University Press, 1983, $13.95 The latest scientific thinking about the end of our universe. Contact with the Stars Reinhard Breuer 1982, $28.50 283 pp. W. H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco Examines significant theories concerning the origin of life and the astronomical evidence for the existence of alien life forms. History
of Astronomy,
History
of Science,
Philosophy
Early Man and the Cosmos Evan Hadingham 276~~. Walker and Company, New York 1984, $22.50 A study of ancient man's explorations of the heavens. Gregorian Reform of the Calendar G. V. Coyne, S. J., M. A. Hoskin and 0. Pedersen 320~~. Specola Vaticana, Citta de1 Vatican0 1983, $20.00 individua1/25.00 institutional Proceedings of the Vatican Conference to commemorate its 400th major Anniversary, September 1982, containing fourteen articles on various aspects of the calendar reform. Maxwell on Stephen G. 199pp. MIT Early works Adams Prize Rings".
Saturn's Rings Brush, C. W. F. Everitt and Elizabeth Garber, eds. Press, Cambridge 1983, $25.00 by James Clerk Maxwell , with emphasis on his 1856 Essay "On the Stability and the Motion of Saturn's
Numbers: Their History and Meaning Graham Flegg 295pp. Schocken Books Inc., New York 1983, $14.95 Entertaining and authoritative history of numbers. Archaeoastronomy and the Roots of Science E. C. Krupp, ed. 336~~. Westview Press, Boulder 1984, $40.00 symposium of This book is based on the Association for the Advancement of Science Francisco in 1980. 123
the American held in San
Astronomy vs. Astrology, of Science, Science vs.
Paranormal Phenomena, The Borderlands Pseudoscience
The Fringe of the Unknown L. Sprague de Camp 208~~. Prometheus Books, New York 1983, Cloth $16.95, Paper $8.95 A collection of essays on controversial happenings in science and technology. The Roving Mind Isaac Asimov 348~~. Prometheus Polemical essays population, etc. General
Works,
Books, New York 1983, $17.95 on creationism, pseudoscience,
censorship,
Popularizations
The Planets: Readings from Scientific American Intro. by Bruce Murray 144~~. W. H. Freeman and Co., San Francisco 1983 A collection of ten articles from Scientific American on topics including planetary rings, results of the Mariner 10 mission to Mercury, the surface characteristics of Mars, and the Voyager 1 and 2 missions to Jupiter and Saturn. *The New Astronomy Nigel Henbest and Michael Marten 240~~. Cambridge University Press 1983, $24.95 A well illustrated colorful comparison of optical, optical, ultraviolet and X-ray observations of interesting and well-known astronomical objects.
infrared, the most
Sky Above and Worlds Beyond Judith Herbst 228~~. Atheneum Publishers, New York 1983, $14.95 An introduction to astronomy for young people. Observing Earth Satellites Desmond King-Hele 184~~. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., Inc. 1983, $16.50 Techniques of satellite observation for the amateur. B.A.A. Star Charts Wil Tirion 5 charts, Enslow Publishers, Hillside 1984, $9.95 Five charts in an envelope showing the entire sky for plotting meteor trails, cometary paths, and deep-sky objects currently 124
in
the
news.
The Adjustment and Testing of Telescope Objectives H. Dennis Taylor - Heyden and Son Inc., Philadelphia 112~~. Adam Hilger
1983,
$13.50 A reprint
Student
of
the
Textbooks:
1891
edition.
Undergraduate
Level
Physics of Stellar Evolution and Cosmology H. S. Goldberg and M. D. Scadron 390~~. Gordon and Breach, New York 1981, $59.50 An intermediate level one-semester text on astrophysics. Realm of the Universe George 0. Abel1 540~~. Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia 1984, Third edition of this excellent introductory text to astronomy. An Introduction to Experimental Astronomy Roger B. Culver 196~~. W. H. Freeman and Co., New York 1983, $9.95 Demonstrating how observation and analysis complement one versatile lab guide is another in the laboratory, this particularly useful when poor viewing conditions or limited access to equipment threatens the opportunity to learn from direct observation.
Specialized Monographs Physics, etc.
and
Graduate
Texts:
Astrophysics,
*Accretion-Driven Stellar X-Ray Sources Lewin and Van den Heuvel 450~~. Cambridge University Press, 1984, $79.50 A multiauthored review of our present understanding emitting description providing a systematic and description of accretion in binary star systems. Current Topics in Chinese Academy of Science of the 164~~. Gordon and Breach, A collection of articles Kexue Tongbao.
Science, People's New York, translated
Section Republic 1982, from
E: Astronomy of China $9.00 Scientia Sinica
*Quantum Fields In Curved Space N.D. Birrell and P.C.W. Davies 340 pp. Cambridge University Press, 1982, $49.50 A comprehensive review of the subject of gravitational
125
of X-ray synthetic
and
field
in quantum field theory hole evaporation effect the early universe.
with the emphasis on the Hawking black and to particle creation precesses in
Astrophysics and Space Physics Reviews Volume 2 R. A. Syunyaev, ed. 452~~. Harwood Academic Publishers, New York 1983, $185.00 review papers written by Soviet A collection of astrophysicists. Specialized Monographs and Earth and Planetary
and Graduate Sciences
Texts:
Celestial
Mechanics
*The Near Earth and Interplanetary Plasma, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Ya. Al'Pert 299pp. vol. 1, Cambridge University Press, 1983, $69.50 and $59.50 General properties and fundamental theory of plasma in the ionosphere, magnetosphere and in the solar wind and the study of the effects arising in the vicinity of bodies moving through the plasma. The Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres A. Henderson-Sellers 240~~. Adam Hilger - Heyden and Son, Inc., Philadelphia 1983, $34.00 The origin of the Sun and solar system bodies, the mechanisms controlling atmospheric structure, climatological changes, and the history of the Earth's atmosphere with particular reference to the origin and evolution of life. Conference, Cosmology
Symposium and Workshop Proceedings:
Astrophysics,
*Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation E. Schmutzer, ed. 316~~. Cambridge University Press 1984, $69.50 Proceedings of a conference held at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, July 14-19, 1980. Early Evolution of the Universe and its Present Structure G. 0. Abel1 and G. Chincarini, eds. xxi + 536 pp D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht 1983, $64.00 cloth, 34.00 paper Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union symposium No. 104 held in Kolymbari, Crete in 1982. Diffuse
Matter
in Galaxies:
Cargese 126
1982
J. Audouze et al, eds. 272pp. D. Reidel Publishing, Dordrecht 1983, $39.50 Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Diffuse Matter in Galaxies, Cargese, France, September 1-16, 1982 Surveys of the Southern Galaxy W. B. Burton and F. P. Israel, eds. xiv + 309pp. D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht $46.00 Proceedings of a workshop held at the Leiden Observatory, Netherlands, in August 1982.
1983, The
The Nearby Stars and the Stellar Luminosity Function A. G. Davis Philip and A. R. Upgren, eds. 487~~. L. Davis Press Inc., Schenectady 1983, $40.00 cloth, 30.00 paper Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Colloquium Middletown, Connecticut, No. 76 held at Wesleyan University, 13-16 June, 1983 Conference, Symposium Planetary Sciences
and
Workshop
Proceedings:
Earth
and
Solar and Stellar Magnetic Fields: Origins and Coronal Effects J. 0. Stenflo, ed. 584~~. D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht 1983, $67.50 cloth, 32.50 paper Switzerland, August 2-6, Symposium No. 102, held in Zurich, 1982 Stellar and Planetary Magnetism A. M. Soward, ed. 376~~. Gordon and Breach, New York 1983, $69.50 Proceedings of the Workshop on Planetary and Stellar held in Budapest, Hungary, August 1980
Magnetism
Solar-Terrestrial Physics Principles and Theoretical Foundations R. L. Carovillano and J. M. Forbes, eds. 88Opp, D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht 1983, 115.00 This book is based on the Proceedings of the Theory Institute held at Boston College August 9-26, 1982. Reference
Works
*Atlas of Deep Sky Splendors Hans Vehrenberg 242~~. Cambridge University Press 1984, $44.50 Wide-field photographs, finding charts, and descriptions 127
of
over 400 galaxies, Messier objects.
star
clusters,
and nebulae,
including
all
The Times Atlas of the Oceans Alastair Couper, ed. 272~~. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., Inc, New York 1983, $90.50 aspects of the ocean Over 400 maps covering various environment. *The Cambridge Deep Sky Album J. Newton and P. Teece 126 pp. Cambridge University Press 1983, $19.95 descriptions and finding Color photographs, galaxies, nebulae and star clusters as seen moderately sized amateur telescope.
charts through
of a
Catalog of Cometary Orbits B. G. Marsden 96pp. Enslow Publishers, Hillside, New Jersey 1983, $10.00 Lists in tabular form information on the orbits of 1109 cometary apparitions from 240 B.C. to May 1982 International Halley Watch Amateur Observers' Manual for Scientific Comet Studies S. J. Edberg 192pp. Enslow Publishers and Sky Publishing Corporation, 1983, $9.95 Enrollment and reporting forms for International Halley Watch scientific information about the comet, and descriptions of how to make useful observations.
128