546 BOOK REVIEWS

TheAAAplay a central role in modern astronomy and space sciences. No scien-tist or student in the scientific branches can do without theAAAseries.

Astronomical Institute, J. KLECZEK

Ondrejov, Czech Republic

A. M. Cruise, J. A. Bowles, T. J. Patrick and C. V. Goodal,Principles of Space In-strument Design, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 381 pp., 1998, hard-bound, GB £65.00/US $110.00, ISBN 0–521–45164–7.

This book is intended for the newly graduated engineer involved with the design ofspace instrumentation and can be used as text to support undergraduate and MSccourses. It contains a very concise and complete overview of the field. The mainareas are treated in separate sections including the ‘mechanical design’, ‘thermaldesign’, ‘electronics’, and ‘mechanisms’. In addition ‘space optics’ and ‘projectmanagement and control’ are discussed. Starting with the underlying principleseach main section includes the key elements needed for a proper design. These areillustrated by a set of simplified cases including the necessary numerical parame-ters. This enables the reader, who does not need to be an expert in a given field,to assess the feasibility of a design without the need to perform full numericalsimulations. As such it is a very helpful guide during the early stages of the designbut also the more experienced reader will find the sections outside his/her personalfield of competence very instructive.

Space Research Organisation of the Netherlands,JAN WILLEM DEN HERDER

Utrecht, The Netherlands

G. Haskell and M. Rycroft (eds.),New Space Markets, Proceedings of the Interna-tional Symposium held in Strasbourg, 26–28 May, 1997, Kluwer Academic Pub-lishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 354 pp., 1998, hardcover Dfl. 275,00/US$149.00/GB £94.00, ISBN 0–792–5028–7.

Proceedings of a symposium organized by the International Space University, tobring together people intersted in the practical applications of space applications,in order to share views and to exchange ideas on the way forward. The book hasnine sections, dealing with topics like strategic issues, teleservices, markets for2020, Earth observations, technological issues.

SRON Laboratory for Space Research, CORNELIS DEJAGER

Utrecht, The Netherlands