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Science in Translation: Movements of Knowledge through Cultures and Time. S. L. Montgomery. U. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2000. 325 pp. $28.00 hc ISBN 0-226-53480-4

Scientific Controversies: Philosophical and Historical Perspectives. P. Machamer, M. Pera, A. Baltas, eds. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000. 278 pp. $45.00 hc ISBN 0-19-511987-8

Theory and Truth: Philosophical Critique within Foundational Science. L. Sklar. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000. 153 pp. $29.95 hc ISBN 0-19-823849-5

Wolfgang Pauli: Scientific Correspondence with Bohr, Einstein, Heisenberg, a.o. Vol. 4, Part 2: 1953–1954.

Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences 15. K. von Meyenn, ed. (in original languages). Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 1100 pp. $169.50 hc ISBN 3-540-64312-5

Computational Methods for Electromagnetic and Optical Systems.  Optical Engineering 69. J. M. Jarem, P. P. Banerjee. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2000. 437 pp. $185.00 hc ISBN 0-8247-7916-9

Engineering Rheology. Oxford Engineering Science Series 52. 2nd edition. R. I. Tanner. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000 [1988]. 559 pp. $95.00 hc ISBN 0-19-856473-2

Flow Measurement Handbook: Industrial Designs, Operating Principles, Performance, and Applications. R. C. Baker, Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2000. 524 pp. $110.00 hc ISBN 0-521-48010-8

A Handbook of Time-Series Analysis, Signal Processing and Dynamics.   Signal Processing and Its Applications. D. S. G. Pollock. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 1999. 733 pp. $84.95 hc ISBN 0-12-560990-6, CD-ROM

Ion Sources. H. Zhang. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 476 pp. $119.00 hc ISBN 3-540-65747-9

Measurement Errors and Uncertainties: Theory and Practice. 2nd edition. S. G. Rabinovich (translated from Russian by M. E. Alferieff). Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000 [1995]. 296 pp. $44.95 pb ISBN 0-387-98835-1

Resistance and Liquid-in-Glass Thermometry.  Handbook of Temperature Measurement, Vol. 2. R. E. Bentley, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1998. 183 pp. $49.50 hc ISBN 981-4021-10-5

Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols. 19A and 19B. AIP Conference Proceedings 509. Proc. Conf., Montreal, Canada, Jul. 1999. D. O. Thompson, D. E. Chimenti, eds. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2000. 2206 pp. (set) $325.00 hc (set) ISBN 1-56396-931-9, CD-ROM

Spectral Methods in MATLAB.  Software, Environments, Tools 10. L. N. Trefethen. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2000. 165 pp. $36.00 pb ISBN 0-89871-456-6

Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation.  AIP Conference Proceedings 521. Proc. Conf., Stanford, Calif., Oct. 1999. P. Pianetta, J. Arthur, S. Brennan, eds. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2000. 487 pp. $145.00 hc ISBN 1-56396-941-6

Theory and Practice of Thermoelectric Thermometry.  Handbook of Temperature Measurement, Vol. 3. R. E. Bentley. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1998. 245 pp. $79.95 hc ISBN 981-4021-11-3

Time Domain Electromagnetics.  Academic Press Series in Engineering. S. M. Rao. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 1999. 372 pp. $89.95 hc ISBN 0-12-580190-4

X-Ray Microscopy.  AIP Conference Proceedings 507. Proc. Conf., Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 1999. W. Meyer-Ilse, T. Warwick, D. Attwood, eds. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2000. 748 pp. $165.00 hc ISBN 1-56396-926-2

Analysis of the Composition and Structure of Glass and Glass Ceramics.  Schott Series on Glass and Glass Ceramics: Science, Technology, and Applications. H. Bach, D. Krause, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 529 pp. $205.00 hc ISBN 3-540-58610-5

Basic Mechanical Properties and Lattice Defects of Intermetallic Compounds.  Intermetallic Compounds. J. H. Westbrook, R. L. Fleischer, eds. Wiley, New York, 2000. 255 pp. $115.00 pb ISBN 0-471-61175-1, $380.00 (4-vol. set) ISBN 0-471-60814-9

Ceramics: Mechanical Properties, Failure Behaviour Materials Selection. Springer Series in Materials Science 36. D. Munz, T. Fett. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 298 pp. $89.95 hc ISBN 3-540-65376-7

Crystal Structures of Intermetallic Compounds.  Intermetallic Compounds. J. H. Westbrook, R. L. Fleischer, eds. Wiley, New York, 2000. 276 pp. $115.00 pb ISBN 0-471-60880-7, $380.00 (4-vol. set) ISBN 0-471-60814-9

Defect and Microstructure Analysis by Diffraction.  International Union of Crystallography Monographs on Crystallography 10. R. L. Snyder, J. Fiala, H. J. Bunge. Oxford U. Press, New York, 1999. 785 pp. $165.00 hc ISBN 0-19-850189-7

Deposition of Diamond-Like Superhard Materials.  Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 157. W. Kulisch. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 191 pp. $112.00 hc ISBN 3-540-65629-4

International Symposium on Structure and Dynamics of Heterogeneous Systems: From Atoms, Molecules and Clusters in Complex Environment to Thin Films and Multilayers. Proc. Symp., Duisburg, Germany, Feb. 1999. P. Entel, D. E. Wolf. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2000. 344 pp. $76.00 hc ISBN 981-02-4251-4

Macromolecular Science and Engineering: New Aspects. Springer Series in Materials Science 35. Y. Tanabe, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 400 pp. $104.00 hc ISBN 3-540-64378-8

Magnetic Domains: The Analysis of Magnetic Microstructures. A. Hubert, R. Schäfer. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 696 pp. $119.00 hc ISBN 3-540-64108-4

Magnetic, Electrical and Optical Properties and Applications of Intermetallic Compounds.  Intermetallic Compounds. J. H. Westbrook, R. L. Fleischer, eds. Wiley, New York, 2000. 248 pp. $115.00 pb ISBN 0-471-61261-8, $380.00 (4-vol. set) ISBN 0-471-60814-9

Magnetoacoustic Polarization Phenomena in Solids. V. V. Gudkov, J. D. Gavenda. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 218 pp. $64.00 hc ISBN 0-387-95023-0

Metal Clusters at Surfaces: Structure, Quantum Properties, Physical Chemistry.  Springer Series in Cluster Physics. K.-H. Meiwes-Broer, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 310 pp. $79.95 hc ISBN 3-540-66562-5

Metal–Organic and Organic Molecular Magnets. P. Day, A. E. Underhill, eds. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, England, 1999. 324 pp. $149.00 hc ISBN 0-85404-764-6

Silicon Surfaces and Formation of Interfaces: Basic Science in the Industrial World. J. Dabrowski, H.-J. Müssig. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2000. 550 pp. $68.00 hc ISBN 981-02-3286-1

Soft and Fragile Matter: Nonequilbrium Dynamics, Metastability and Flow. Scottish Graduate Textbooks Series. Proc. Sch., Edinburgh, Scotland, Jul. 1999. M. E. Cates, M. R. Evans. IOP, Philadelphia, 2000. 393 pp. $57.00 pb ISBN 0-7503-0724-2

Soft Matter Physics. M. Daoud, C. E. Williams, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 320 pp. $79.95 hc ISBN 3-540-64852-6

Structural Applications of Intermetallic Compounds.  Intermetallic Compounds. J. H. Westbrook, R. L. Fleischer, eds. Wiley, New York, 2000. 317 pp. $115.00 pb ISBN 0-471-61242-1, $380.00 (4-vol. set) ISBN 0-471-60814-9

Asymptotic Methods for the Fokker–Planck Equation and the Exit Problem in Applications. Springer Series in Synergetics. J. Grasman, O. A. van Herwaarden. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 220 pp. $54.95 hc ISBN 3-540-64435-0

Nonlinear Waves in Elastic Crystals. Oxford Mathematical Monographs. G. A. Maugin. Oxford U. Press, New York, 1999. 314 pp. $95.00 hc ISBN 0-19-853484-1

Self-Organized Biological Dynamics & Nonlinear Control: Toward Understanding Complexity, Chaos and Emergent Function in Living Systems. J. Walleczek, ed. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2000. 428 pp. $110.00 hc ISBN 0-521-62436-3

Bates 25: Celebrating 25 Years of Beam to Experiment. AIP Conference Proceedings 520. Proc. Conf., Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 1999, T. W. Donnelly, W. Turchinetz, eds. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2000. 353 pp. $115.00 hc ISBN 1-56396-949-1

Handbook of Electron Spin Resonance, Vol. 2. C. P. Poole Jr, H. A. Farach. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 375 pp. $150.00 hc ISBN 0-387-98660-X

Nuclear Physics at Storage Rings.  AIP Conference Proceedings 512. Proc. Conf., Bloomington, Ind., Sep. 1999. H.-O. Meyer, P. Schwandt, eds. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2000. 436 pp. $130.00 hc ISBN 1-56396-928-9

Proton-Emitting Nuclei. AIP Conference Proceedings 518. Proc. Symp., Oak Ridge, Tenn., Oct. 1999. J. C. Batchelder. Melville, New York, 2000. 351 pp. $110.00 hc ISBN 1-56396-937-8

Advanced Optical Imaging Theory.  Springer Series in Optical Sciences 75. M. Gu. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 214 pp. $59.95 hc ISBN 3-540-66262-6

Advanced Optoelectronic Devices.  Springer Series in Photonics 1. D. Dragoman, M. Dragoman. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 424 pp. $129.00 hc ISBN 3-540-64846-1

Confined Photon Systems: Fundamentals and Applications.  Lecture Notes in Physics 531. Proc. Sch., Cargèse, Corsica, Aug. 1998. H. Benisty, J.-M. Gérard, R. Houdré, J. Rarity, C. Weisbuch, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 496 pp. $115.80 hc ISBN 3-540-66435-1

Entropy and Information Optics. Optical Engineering 68. Francis T. S. Yu. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2000. 338 pp. $150.00 hc ISBN 0-8247-0363-4

Glasses for Photonics. M. Yamane, Y. Asahara. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2000. 271 pp. $90.00 hc ISBN 0-521-58053-6

Integrated Silicon Optoelectronics. Springer Series in Photonics 3. H. Zimmermann. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 329 pp. $89.95 hc ISBN 3-540-66662-1

International Trends in Optics and Photonics.  Springer Series in Optical Sciences 74. T. Asakura, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 425 pp. $112.00 hc ISBN 3-540-65897-1

Hadrons in Dense Matter and Hadrosynthesis.  Lecture Notes in Physics 516. Proc. Sch., Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 1998. J. Cleymans, H. B. Geyer, F. G. Scholtz, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 248 pp. $73.00 hc ISBN 3-540-65209-4

Introduction to High Energy Physics. 4th edition. D. H. Perkins. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2000 [1972]. 426 pp. $49.95 hc ISBN 0-521-62196-8

Neutral Kaons.  Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 153. R. Belušević. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 182 pp. $119.00 hc ISBN 3-540-65645-6

New Trends in HERA Physics 1999.  Lecture Notes in Physics 546. Proc. Wksp., Tegernsee, Germany, May–Jun. 1999. G. Grindhammer, B. A. Kniehl, G. Kramer, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 460 pp. $115.80 hc ISBN 3-540-67156-0

Supersymmetries and Quantum Symmetries.  Lecture Notes in Physics 524. Proc. Sem., Dubna, Russia, Jul. 1997. J. Wess, E. A. Ivanov, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 442 pp. $110.00 hc ISBN 3-540-66004-6

Dynamical Systems, Plasmas and Gravitation.   Lecture Notes in Physics 518. Proc. Conf., Orléans la Source, France, Jun. 1997. P. G. L. Leach, S. E. Bouquet, J.-L. Rouet, E. Fijalkow, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 397 pp. $95.00 hc ISBN 3-540-65467-4

Laser Plasma Physics: Forces and the Nonlinearity Principle. H. Hora. SPIE, Bellingham, Wash., 2000. 217 pp. $66.00 hc ISBN 0-8194-3509-0

Physics of High-Density Z-Pinch Plasmas. M. A. Liberman, J. S. De Groot, A. Toor, R. B. Spielman. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 277 pp. $79.00 hc ISBN 0-387-98568-9

Physics of Pulsed Breakdown in Gases. Yu. D. Korolev, G. A. Mesyats. URO Press, Yekaterinburg, Russia, 1998. 274 pp. $69.99 hc ISBN 5-7691-0779-0

The Plasma Boundary of Magnetic Fusion Devices.   Plasma Physics Series. P. C. Stangeby. IOP, Philadelphia, 2000. 717 pp. $195.00 hc ISBN 0-7503-0559-2

Antimatter: The Ultimate Mirror. G. Fraser. Cambridge, U. Press, New York, 2000. 213 pp. $24.95 hc ISBN 0-521-65252-9

Cosmic Catastrophes: Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and Adventures in Hyperspace. J. C. Wheeler. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2000. 288 pp. $24.95 hc ISBN 0-521-65195-6

Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions. Springer–Praxis Series in Space Science and Technology. D. M. Harland. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 411 pp. $39.95 pb ISBN 1-85233-099-6

The Physics of Golf. 2nd edition. T. P. Jorgensen. Springer-Verlag, 1999 [1994]. 189 pp. $29.95 pb ISBN 0-387-98691-X

Towards the Edge of the Universe: A Review of Modern Cosmology.  Springer–Praxis Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics . 2nd edition. S. Clark. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999 [1994]. 275 pp. $39.95 pb ISBN 1-85233-098-8

Transit: When Planets Cross the Sun. Practical Astronomy. M. Maunder, P. Moore, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 164 pp. $39.95 pb ISBN 1-85233-621-8

Universal Foam: From Cappuccino to the Cosmos. S. Perkowitz. Walker, New York, 2000. 194 pp. $24.00 hc ISBN 0-8027-1357-2

The Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas. J. Cook. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 122 pp. $44.95 hc ISBN 1-85233-018-X

Magnetic Reconnection: MHD Theory and Applications. E. Priest, T. Forbes. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2000. 600 pp. $85.00 hc ISBN 0-521-48179-1

The Many Faces of the Sun: A Summary of the Results from NASA’s Solar Maximum Mission. K. T. Strong, J. L. R. Saba, B. M. Haisch, J. T. Schmelz, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 610 pp. $79.00 hc ISBN 0-387-98481-X

Waves in Dusty Space Plasmas.   Astrophysics and Space Science Library 245. F. Verheest. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2000. 264 pp. $115.00 hc ISBN 0-7923-6232-2

Statistical Mechanics: A Short Treatise. Texts and Monographs in Physics. G. Gallavotti. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 339 pp. $68.00 hc ISBN 3-540-64883-6

Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Systems. Vol. 1: Closed-Form and Exact Solutions.  Texts and Monographs in Physics. 2nd edition. D. A. Lavis, G. M. Bell. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999 [1989]. 368 pp. $69.95 hc ISBN 3-540-64437-7

Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Systems. Vol. 2: Exact, Series and Renormalization Group Methods.  Texts and Monographs in Physics. D. A. Lavis, G. M. Bell. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 429 pp. $79.95 hc ISBN 3-540-64436-9

Statistical Physics.  AIP Conference Proceedings 519. Proc. Conf., Fukuoka, Japan, Nov. 1999. M. Tokuyama, H. E. Stanley, eds. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2000. 800 pp. $195.00 hc ISBN 1-56396-940-8

Computing Anticipatory Systems.  AIP Conference Proceedings 517. Proc. Conf., Liège, Belgium, Aug. 1999. D. M. Dubois, ed. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2000. 678 pp. $190.00 hc ISBN 1-56396-933-5

Conformal Invariance and Critical Phenomena.  Texts and Monographs in Physics. M. Henkel. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 417 pp. $84.95 hc ISBN 3-540-65321-X

Connections in Classical and Quantum Field Theory. L. Mangiarotti, G. Sardanashvily. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2000. 504 pp. $105.00 hc ISBN 981-02-2013-8

Density Functionals: Theory and Applications.  Lecture Notes in Physics 500. Proc. Sch., Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 1997. D. Joubert, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1998. 194 pp. $68.00 hc ISBN 3-540-63937-3

Density–Matrix Renormalization: A New Numerical Method in Physics.  Lecture Notes in Physics 528. Proc. Wksp., Dresden, Germany, Sep. 1998. I. Peschel, X. Wang, M. Kaulke, K. Hallberg, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 355 pp. $64.00 hc ISBN 3-540-66129-8

The Feynman Integral and Feynman’s Operational Calculus.  Oxford Mathematical Monographs. G. W. Johnson, M. L. Lapidus. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000. 771 pp. $160.00 hc ISBN 0-19-853574-0

Lie’s Structural Approach to PDE Systems.  Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications. O. Stormark. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2000. 572 pp. $110.00 hc ISBN 0-521-78088-8

Mathematical Physics 2000. A. Fokas, A. Grigoryan, T. Kibble, B. Zegarlinski, eds. Imperial College Press, London, 2000. 326 pp. $94.00 hc ISBN 1-86094-230-X

Mathematical Physics: A Modern Introduction to Its Foundations. S. Hassani. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 1025 pp. $89.95 hc ISBN 0-387-98579-4

Multiparameter Equations of State: An Accurate Source of Thermodynamic Property Data. R. Span. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 367 pp. $82.00 hc ISBN 3-540-67311-3

Open Systems and Measurement in Relativistic Quantum Theory.   Lecture Notes in Physics 526. Proc. Wksp., Naples, Italy, Apr. 1998. H.-P. Breuer, F. Petruccione, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 240 pp. $68.00 hc ISBN 3-540-65978-1

Path Integral Quantization and Stochastic Quantization. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 165. M. Masujima. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 282 pp. $169.00 hc ISBN 3-540-66542-0

The Physics of Quantum Information: Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Teleportation, Quantum Computation. D. Bouwmeester, A. Ekert, A. Zeilinger, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 314 pp. $54.00 hc ISBN 3-540-66778-4

Quantum Field Theory in Strongly Correlated Electronic Systems.  Texts and Monographs in Physics. N. Nagaosa. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 170 pp. $59.95 hc ISBN 3-540-65981-1

Quantum Future: From Volta and Como to the Present and Beyond.  Lecture Notes in Physics 517. Proc. Symp., Przesieka, Poland, Sep. 1997. Ph. Blanchard, A. Jadczyk, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 244 pp. $73.00 hc ISBN 3-540-65218-3

Quantum Logic. K. Svozil. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1998. 214 pp. $49.95 pb ISBN 981-4021-07-5

Spinors in Physics.  Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. J. Hladik (translated from French by M. Cole). Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 226 pp. $49.95 hc ISBN 0-387-98647-2

Stochastic Analysis and Mathematical Physics.  Trends in Mathematics. Proc. Wksp., Santiago, Chile, Oct. 1998. R. Rebolledo, ed. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2000. 166 pp. $59.95 hc ISBN 0-8176-4185-8

Theory of Spinors: An Introduction. M. Carmeli, S. Malin. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2000. 212 pp. $36.00 hc ISBN 981-02-4261-1

The Charm of Strange Quarks: Mysteries and Revolutions of Particle Physics. R. M. Barnett, H. Mühry, H. R. Quinn. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 302 pp. $39.95 hc ISBN 0-387-98897-1

Energy Resources: Occurrence, Production, Conversion, Use. W. H. Wiser. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. 377 pp. $59.00 hc ISBN 0-387-98744-4

Light Science: Physics and the Visual Arts.  Undergraduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. T. D. Rossing, C. J. Chiaverina. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999. 442 pp. $79.95 hc ISBN 0-387-98827-0