The Harper Encyclopedia of Science. vols. 1-4. James R. Newman, Ed. Harper and Row, New York, 1963. 1379 pp. Illus. $35

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be appreciated? There are many fine papers among the 14 contributions assembled here, admirable both as reviews and as stimuli for further research. The laudable trusteeship of Maheshwari, who has fostered many students and many studies, is evident. Additionally, there are workers becoming worthy of recognition for consistently fine production. To mention selected names would only be invidious, for many chapters are excellent. The chapters dealing with so-called descriptive aspects are the best, and demonstrate that, instead of reaching a point of exhaustion, embryology is opening unexpectedly broad vistas for new research. Because recent studies show relationships with physiology, cytology, genetics, and plant breeding, the editor's hope that this book will reach a wider audience is reasonable. The editor has deliberately cultivated a spectrum of interests, and the reader is likely to find much of value in the taxonomic and genetic implications. One brief chapter, which deals with a problem in morphogenesis and offers predictions of what evidence will be needed and prophecies of what will be found, should have been omitted, however. New York, 1964. xx + 752 pp. Illus. $25.This book, which contains 18 "chapters" first presented as lectures in a statewide series sponsored by the University of California in the spring of 1964, answers a need that has been growing during the past few years for an organized, effective presentation of the physics of our space program. The editors and the 19 contributors are outstanding men in their fields and well qualified for their roles as authors; they have correlated their efforts and present an integrated coverage of the subject. The book is divided into four basic parts: Experimental Techniques for Space Physics, Solar and Planetary Physics, Fields be appreciated? There are many fine papers among the 14 contributions assembled here, admirable both as reviews and as stimuli for further research. The laudable trusteeship of Maheshwari, who has fostered many students and many studies, is evident. Additionally, there are workers becoming worthy of recognition for consistently fine production. To mention selected names would only be invidious, for many chapters are excellent. The chapters dealing with so-called descriptive aspects are the best, and demonstrate that, instead of reaching a point of exhaustion, embryology is opening unexpectedly broad vistas for new research. Because recent studies show relationships with physiology, cytology, genetics, and plant breeding, the editor's hope that this book will reach a wider audience is reasonable. The editor has deliberately cultivated a spectrum of interests, and the reader is likely to find much of value in the taxonomic and genetic implications. One brief chapter, which deals with a problem in morphogenesis and offers predictions of what evidence will be needed and prophecies of what will be found, should have been omitted, however.

The Beaver Hills Country: A History of Land and Life

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