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13 LA CROISSANCE ET SES LOIS 



1965 



by H. Pineau Laboratoire d'Anatomie 



367 pp., 71 figs., 1 1 tbs. de la Faculte de Medecine 



(paper-bound) de Paris 



This monograph was published and produced in offset printing by the 

 Laboratory of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Paris. It is concerned largely 

 with human pre- and postnatal growth and its mathematical analysis, and will 

 consequently be primarily of interest to medical anatomists and embryologists. 

 However, the extensive treatment of the theoretical foundations for formal 

 mathematical analysis of growth processes may render it valuable for those 

 generally interested in growth of higher organisms. 



The book is in four chapters, the first of which contains a survey of the 

 historical development of mathematical "laws of growth", and a critical dis- 

 cussion of these laws. Chapter two considers soms aspects of human growth 

 (particularly postnatal), while chapter three is concerned with the variability 

 of morphological characteristics, and with theoretical considerations concerning 

 human prenatal growth. Finally, chapter four, entitled "Croissance et develop- 

 pement", discusses the relationships between the qualitative and quantitative 

 aspects of human development. 



The book has a bibliography of 1 1 pages, which serves at the same time 

 as an author index. The very detailed table of contents partly compensates 

 for the absence of an alphabetical index. 



14. MORPHOGENESIS 



The analysis of Molluscan development 

 2nd revised and enlarged edition 

 1966 

 by Chr. P. Raven Pergamon Press 



International series of Monographs Oxford etc. 



on pure and applied Biology Price: 37s. 6d. 



378 pp., 66 figs., 12 pis. 

 (paper-bound) 

 This is a paperback edition of the well-known book first published in 1958. 

 The first seven chapters constitute a reprinting of the original book by a 

 photographic procedure. 



A final chapter has been added, entitled "Further contributions to molluscan 

 development in the years 1956-64". This covers 40 pages and is subdivided 

 into sections running parallel to the chapters of the original book. The various 

 items discussed are linked up to the original text by page references. The 

 chapter is rounded off by five conclusions summarizing the progress made 

 during the last eight years. It has its own bibliography of 10 pages, which is 

 about half the length of the main bibliography. 



The original text-figures and plates are reproduced in this edition. The 

 new chapter is not illustrated. The author, taxonomic, and subject indexes have 

 been adapted. 



Most of the text-figures have not lost much in reproduction, but the plates have unfortunately 

 lost much of their detail. On the other hand, the reduction of the book's price by about one half 

 is very welcome. 



