ARCHAEOLOGY

The Birth of Prehistoric Chronology: Dating Methods and Dating Systems In Nineteenth Century
Scandinavian Archaeology.


Bo Graslund. Cambridge University
Press November, 150 pp,
$39.50.
Traces the origin and subsequent development of dating systems, examining how these systems grew and were improved and refined.

BIOCHEMISTRY

Biochemistry of Metabolism: Volume 11.

David D. Davies, ed.
Academic Press:
November, 388 pp,
$85.
Discusses the metabolism of plants, emphasizing the biochemical aspects of metabolic control Current Topics in Bioenergetics: Volume 15. C.P. Lee, ed. Academic Press: November, 372 pp, $85. Focuses on the structure, biogenesis and assembly of energy transducing enzyme systems.

BIOLOGY

Microcosmos.

Jeremy Burgess, Rosemary Taylor and Michael
Marten. Cambridge University
Press: November, 208 pp,
$24.95.
A comprehensive pictorial survey of the microworld, including all techniques and applications of microscopy. Visually explores the human body, animal life, plant life and microorganisms, among other things. Ecology and Natural History of Troplcai Bees....

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