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Underwater Acoustics Research

AcousticsSection:ChooseTop of pageAcoustics <<Astronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Acoustical Imaging. Vol. 28. M. P. André, ed. Proc. symp., San Diego, CA, Mar. 2005. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $229.00 (477 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-5720-5, CD-ROM Transducers and Arrays for Underwater Sound. C. H. Sherman, J. L. Butler. Monograph Series in Underwater Acoustics . Springer, New York, 2007. $149.00 (610 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-32940-6 Astronomy and astrophysics Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic... <<Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Astrophysics in a Nutshell. D. Maoz. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $49.50 (249 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12584-8 Canonical Perturbation Theories: Degenerate Systems and Resonance. S. Ferraz-Mello. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 345. Springer, New York, 2007. $109.00 (341 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-38900-4 Conversations on Electric and Magnetic Fields in the Cosmos. E. N. Parker. Princeton Series in Astrophysics 11. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $95.00, $49.50 paper (178 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12840-5, ISBN 978-0-691-12841-2 paper Device physics Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physics <<Energy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Electronics: Circuits, Amplifiers, and Gates. 2nd ed. D. V. Bugg. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2006 [1991]. $69.95 paper (352 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7503-1037-6 Fast Simulation of Electro-Thermal MEMS: Efficient Dynamic Compact Models. T. Bechtold, E. B. Rudnyi, J. G. Korvink. Microtechnology and MEMS . Springer, New York, 2007. $129.00 (180 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-34612-8Energy and environmentSection:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environment <<FluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Animate Earth: Science, Intuition, and Gaia. S. Harding. Chelsea Green, White River Junction, VT, 2006. $25.00 paper (256 pp.). ISBN 978-1-933392-29-5 Exercises in Environmental Physics. V. Faraoni. Springer, New York, 2006. $59.95 (330 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-33912-2 Global Change and Integrated Coastal Management: The Asia-Pacific Region. N. Harvey, ed. Coastal Systems and Continental Margins 10. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $199.00 (339 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-3627-9 Global Environmental Assessments: Information and Influence. R. B. Mitchell et al., eds. Global Environmental Accord: Strategies for Sustainability and Institutional Innovation. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006. $62.00, $27.00 paper (344 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-13468-2, ISBN 978-0-262-63336-9 paper The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization. M. London, B. Kelly. Random House, New York, 2007. $25.95 (312 pp.). ISBN 978-0-679-64305-0 The Nuclear Imperative: A Critical Look at the Approaching Energy Crisis. J. W. Eerkens. Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability, and Quality 11. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $89.95 (160 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-4930-9 Organic Contaminants in Riverine and Groundwater Systems: Aspects of the Anthropogenic Contribution. J. Schwarzbauer. Springer, New York, 2006. $179.00 (464 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-31169-0 Scattering from Model Nonspherical Particles: Theory and Applications to Environmental Physics. 2nd ed. F. Borghese, P. Denti, R. Saija. Physics of Earth and Space Environments. Springer, New York, 2007 [2003]. $169.00 (348 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-37413-8 Urban Groundwater Management and Sustainability. J. H. Tellam, M. O. Rivett, R. G. Israfilov, eds. NATO Science Series 4: Earth and Environmental Sciences 74. Proc. inst., Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $239.00, $119.00 paper (491 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-5173-9, ISBN 978-1-4020-5174-6 paper FluidsSection:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluids <<GeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 39. S. H. Davis, P. Moin, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2007. $80.00 (553 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-0739-4 Applied Hydrogeophysics. H. Vereecken et al., eds. NATO Science Series 4: Earth and Environmental Sciences 71. Proc. wksp., St. Petersburg, Russia, July 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $179.00, $89.95 paper (383 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-4910-1, ISBN 978-1-4020-4911-8 paper Viscosity of Liquids: Theory, Estimation, Experiment, and Data. D. S. Viswanath et al. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $159.00 (660 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-5481-5 Geophysics Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysics <<History and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... The Agulhas Current. J. R. E. Lutjeharms. Springer, New York, 2006. $169.00 (329 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-42392-8 Antarctica: Contributions to Global Earth Sciences. D. K. Fnütterer et al., eds. Proc. symp., Potsdam, Germany, Sept. 2003. Springer, New York, 2006. $169.00 (477 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-30673-3 Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods. U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. Steiner, eds. Springer, New York, 2006. $199.00 (336 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-34116-1 Avalanche Dynamics: Dynamics of Rapid Flows of Dense Granular Avalanches. S. P. Pudasaini, K. Hutter. Springer, New York, 2007. $169.00 (602 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-32686-1 Cloud Optics. A. A. Kokhanovsky. Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library 34. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $129.00 (276 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-3955-3 Earth’s Deep Water Cycle. S. D. Jacobsen, S. van der Lee, eds. Geophysical Monograph 168. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2006. $76.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 978-0-87590-433-7 The Earth’s Magnetism: An Introduction for Geologists. R. Lanza, A. Meloni. Springer, New York, 2006. $79.95 (278 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-27979-2 Empirical Methods in Short-Term Climate Prediction. H. van den Dool. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2007. $89.95 (215 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-920278-2 Evaporites: Sediments, Resources, and Hydrocarbons. J. K. Warren. Springer, New York, 2006. $129.00 (1035 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-26011-0 Neutron Scattering in Earth Sciences. H.-R. Wenk, ed. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 63. Geochemical Society, St Louis, MO, and Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA, 2006. $40.00 paper (471 pp.). ISBN 978-0-939950-75-1 The Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation: An Introduction. H. M. van Aken. Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library 39. Springer, New York, 2007. $129.00 (326 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-36637-1History and philosophySection:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophy <<Instrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Biomedical Ethics: Humanist Perspectives. H. B. Radest, ed. Humanism Today 17. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2006. $28.00 (236 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-423-1 Conceptions of Cosmos: From Myths to the Accelerating Universe, A History of Cosmology. H. S. Kragh. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2007. $64.50 (276 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-920916-3 E = Einstein: His Life, His Thought, and His Influence on Our Culture. D. Goldsmith, M. Bartusiak, eds. Sterling, New York, 2006. $19.95 (352 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4027-3787-9 Electricity and Magnetism: A Historical Perspective. B. Baigrie. Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science. Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 2007. $65.00 (165 pp.). ISBN 978-0-313-33358-3 Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War. M. D. Gordin. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $24.95 (209 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12818-4 God, The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist. V. J. Stenger. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2007. $28.00 (294 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-481-1 Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs. M. A. Meyers. Arcade, New York, 2007. $29.95 (390 pp.). ISBN 978-1-55970-819-7 An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √–1. P. J. Nahin. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007 [1998, reissued]. $16.95 paper (267 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12798-9 The Legacy of Albert Einstein: A Collection of Essays in Celebration of the Year of Physics. S. R. Wadia, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007. $88.00, $48.00 paper (260 pp.). ISBN 978-981-270-049-0, ISBN 978-981-270-480-1 paper Objectivity, Invariance, and Convention: Symmetry in Physical Science. T. A. Debs, M. L. G. Redhead. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $39.95 (194 pp.). ISBN 978-0-674-02298-0 The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science. P. Clayton, Z. Simpson, eds. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $160.00 (1023 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-927927-2 Practicing Science, Living Faith: Interviews with Twelve Leading Scientists. P. Clayton, J. Schaal, eds. Columbia Series in Science and Religion. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2007. $29.50 (250 pp.). ISBN 978-0-231-13576-4 Quantum Mechanics at the Crossroads: New Perspectives from History, Philosophy, and Physics. J. Evans, A. S. Thorndike, eds. Frontiers Collection. Springer, New York, 2007. $69.95 (249 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-32663-2 Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship. J. Polkinghorne. Yale U. Press, New Haven, CT, 2007. $26.00 (112 pp.). ISBN 978-0-300-12115-5 Richter’s Scale: Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man. S. E. Hough. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $27.95 (335 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12807-8 A Selection of Highlights from the History of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863–2005. F. Seitz. U. Press of America, Lanham, MD, 2007. $45.00, $19.95 paper (111 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7618-3586-8, ISBN 978-0-7618-3587-5 paper The Stem Cell Controversy: Debating the Issues. 2nd ed. M. Ruse, C. A. Pynes, eds. Contemporary Issues. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2006 [2003]. $22.00 paper (367 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-404-0 Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space. C. Jones. Doubleday, New York, 2007. $24.95 (288 pp.). ISBN 978-0-385-51465-1 Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science. D. Lindley. Doubleday, New York, 2007. $26.00 (257 pp.). ISBN 978-0-385-51506-1 Understanding Moore’s Law: Four Decades of Innovation. D. C. Brock, ed. Chemical Heritage Press, Philadelphia, 2006. $12.50 paper (122 pp.). ISBN 978-0-941901-41-3 The War of the Soups and the Sparks: The Discovery of Neurotransmitters and the Dispute Over How Nerves Communicate. E. S. Valenstein. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2007 [2005, reissued]. $22.50 paper (237 pp.). ISBN 978-0-231-13589-4Instrumentation and techniquesSection:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn... <<Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Nearfield Optical Microscopy, and Nanoscratching: Application to Rough and Natural Surfaces. G. Kaupp. Nanoscience and Technology . Springer, New York, 2006. $119.00 (292 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-28405-5 Fundamental Physics for Probing and Imaging. W. Allison. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $98.50, $49.50 paper (334 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-920388-8, ISBN 978-0-19-920389-5 paper Quantum Imaging. M. I. Kolobov, ed. Springer, New York, 2007. $99.00 (316 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-33818-7 Ultra High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging. P.-M. Robitaille, L. Berliner. Biological Magnetic Resonance 26. Springer, New York, 2006. $169.00 (475 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-34231-3, CD-ROM Materials science Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials science <<MiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Applied Electromagnetism and Materials. A. Moliton. Springer, New York, 2007. $99.00 (345 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-38062-9 Basic Electromagnetism and Materials. A. Moliton. Springer, New York, 2007. $79.95 (430 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-30284-3 Electrical Resistivity of Thin Metal Films. P. Wiβmann, H.-U. Finzel. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 223. Springer, New York, 2007. $129.00 (126 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-48488-2 Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the Nanoscale. E. Gnecco, E. Meyer, eds.Nanoscience and Technology . Springer, New York, 2007. $189.00 (714 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-36806-9 Giant Metallic Deposits: Future Sources of Industrial Metals. P. Laznicka. Springer, New York, 2006. $199.00 (732 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-33091-2, CD-ROM Micro- and Macro-Properties of Solids: Thermal, Mechanical, and Dielectric Properties. D. B. Sirdeshmukh, L. Sirdeshmukh, K. G. Subhadra. Springer Series in Materials Science 80. Springer, New York, 2006. $159.00 (403 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-31785-2 Nanostructures—Fabrication and Analysis. H. Nejo, ed. Nanoscience and Technology . Springer, New York, 2007. $159.00 (292 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-37577-7 Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook. 2nd ed. J. E. Mark, ed. Springer, New York, 2007 [1996]. $349.00 (1076 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-31235-4 Rare Earth Oxide Thin Films: Growth, Characterization, and Applications. M. Fanciulli, G. Scarel, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 106. Springer, New York, 2007. $199.00 (426 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-35796-4MiscellaneousSection:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneous <<Nonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... The Hands-On Guide for Science Communicators: A Step-by-Step Approach to Public Outreach. L. Lindberg Christensen. Springer, New York, 2007. $29.95 paper (270 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-26324-3 Music and Probability. D. Temperley. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $40.00 (244 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-20166-7Nonlinear science and chaos Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha... <<Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Econophysics and Sociophysics: Trends and Perspectives. B. K. Chakrabarti, A. Chakraborti, A. Chatterjee, eds. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $225.00 (622 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40670-8Optics and photonics Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonics <<Particle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Coherent Semiconductor Optics: From Basic Concepts to Nanostructure Applications. T. Meier, P. Thomas, S. W. Koch. Springer, New York, 2007. $79.95 (318 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-32554-3 Collective Phenomena in Synchrotron Radiation Sources: Prediction, Diagnostics, Countermeasures. S. Khan. Particle Acceleration and Detection. Springer, New York, 2006. $129.00 (203 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-34312-7 Demonstrational Optics. Part 2: Coherent and Statistical Optics. O. Marchenko, S. Kazantsev, L. Windholz. Springer, New York, 2007. $99.00 (355 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-32463-0 Modeling and Analysis of Transient Processes in Open Resonant Structures: New Methods and Techniques. Y. K. Sirenko, S. Ström, N. P. Yashina. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 122. Springer, New York, 2007. $139.00 (353 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-30878-4 Modeling Fluctuations in Scattered Waves. E. Jakeman, K. D. Ridley. Series in Optics and Optoelectronics. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2006. $119.95 (313 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7503-1005-5 Photorefractive Materials and Their Applications 2: Materials. P. Günter, J.-P. Huignard, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 114. Springer, New York, 2007. $149.00 (640 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-33924-5 Particle physics Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physics <<Plasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... An Introduction to the Passage of Energetic Particles Through Matter. N. J. Carron. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2007. $209.95 (362 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7503-0935-6, CD-ROM Precision Electroweak Physics at Electron-Positron Colliders. S. Roth. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 220. Springer, New York, 2007. $149.00 (172 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-35164-1 Quantum Mechanical Initial Conditions and Gravity: Copenhagen’s Illusions. P. S. Kamenov. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2006. $129.00 (218 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59454-712-6 Supersymmetry and String Theory: Beyond the Standard Model. M. Dine. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $80.00 (515 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-85841-0Plasmas and fusion Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusion <<PopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Controlled Fusion and Plasma Physics. K. Miyamoto. Series in Plasma Physics . Taylor & Francis, New York, 2007. $79.95 (393 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58488-709-6 Physics of Space Plasma Activity. K. Schindler. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $80.00 (508 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-85897-7PopularizationsSection:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizations <<Space and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Culturing Life: How Cells Became Technologies. H. Landecker. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $35.00 (276 pp.). ISBN 978-0-674-02328-4 Diseases and Human Evolution. E. Barnes. U. New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 2006 [2005, reissued]. $24.95 paper (484 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8263-3066-6 Distant Worlds: Milestones in Planetary Exploration. P. Bond. Copernicus Books/Springer, New York, 2007. $32.50 (325 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-40212-3 Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin’s Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives. D. S. Wilson. Delacorte Press, New York, 2007. $24.00 (390 pp.). ISBN 978-0-385-34021-2 Fly Me to the Moon: An Insider’s Guide to the New Science of Space Travel. E. Belbruno. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $19.95 (148 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12822-1 The Future of Everything: The Science of Prediction. D. Orrell. Thunder’s Mouth Press, New York, 2007. $27.95 (449 pp.). ISBN 978-1-56025-975-6 The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe. D. O’Shea. Walker, New York, 2007. $26.95 (293 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8027-1532-6 Sacred Number and the Origins of Civilization: The Unfolding of History Through the Mystery of Number. R. Heath. Inner Traditions, Rochester, VT, 2007. $16.95 paper (248 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59477-131-6 Smithsonian Intimate Guide to the Cosmos: Visualizing the New Realities of Space. D. Berry. Smithsonian Books/Collins, New York, 2007 [2004, reissued]. $15.95 paper (176 pp.). ISBN 978-0-06-119666-9 Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease. S. Moalem, J. Prince. William Morrow, New York, 2007. $25.95 (267 pp.). ISBN 978-0-06-088965-4 What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today’s Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable. J. Brockman, ed. Harper Perennial, New York, 2007. $13.95 paper (301 pp.). ISBN 978-0-06-121495-0 With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change. F. Pearce. Beacon Press, Boston, 2007. $24.95 (278 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8070-8576-9Space and planetary science Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien... <<Statistical physics and t...Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Animals in Space: From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle. C. Burgess, C. Dubbs. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2007. $39.95 paper (406 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-36053-9 Celestial Mechanics: The Waltz of the Planets. A. Celletti, E. Perozzi. Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2007. $29.95 paper (245 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-30777-0 Encyclopedia of the Solar System. 2nd ed. L.-A. McFadden, P. R. Weissman, T. V. Johnson, eds. Academic Press/Elsevier, San Diego, CA, 2007 [1999]. $99.95 (966 pp.). ISBN 978-0-12-088589-3 Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration. B. Harvey. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2007. $39.95 paper (317 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-21896-0 Space Shuttle Challenger: Ten Journeys into the Unknown. B. Evans. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2007. $39.95 paper (290 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-46355-1 Statistical physics and thermodynamics Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t... <<Texts and educationTheory and mathematical m... Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering. A. Mohammad-Djafari, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 872. Proc. wksp., Paris, July 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $273.00 (589 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0371-0 Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics. S. K. Upadhyay. Springer, New York, and Anamaya, New Delhi, India, 2006. $154.00 (256 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-4546-2 Dealing with Uncertainties: A Guide to Error Analysis. M. Drosg. Springer, New York, 2007. $79.95 (190 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-29606-5 Matter and Methods at Low Temperatures. 3rd rev. ed. F. Pobell. Springer, New York, 2007 [1996]. $89.95 paper (461 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-46356-6 Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics. G. F. Mazenko. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $100.00 paper (478 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40648-7 Statistical Methods in Experimental Physics. 2nd ed. F. James. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006 [1971]. $58.00, $30.00 paper (345 pp.). ISBN 978-981-256-795-6, ISBN 978-981-270-527-3 paper Texts and education Section:ChooseTop of pageAcousticsAstronomy and astrophysic...Device physicsEnergy and environmentFluidsGeophysicsHistory and philosophyInstrumentation and techn...Materials scienceMiscellaneousNonlinear science and cha...Optics and photonicsParticle physicsPlasmas and fusionPopularizationsSpace and planetary scien...Statistical physics and t...Texts and education <<Theory and mathematical m... Brainteaser Physics: Challenging Physics Puzzlers. G. Grimvall. Johns Hopkins U. 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