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<h2>Acta Crystallographica Section A</h2><h3>Crystal Physics, Diffraction, Theoretical and General Crystallography</h3><h3>0567-7394</h3> <h2>books received</h2> Volume 35 Part 6 Page 1090 November 1979 <h2> Landolt-Börnstein. Numerical data and functional relationships in science and technology. Group III. Crystal and solid state physics . Vol. 7. Crystal structure data of inorganic compounds . Part c 2 by W. Pies and A. Weiss</h2> J. H. Robertson Acta Cryst. (1979). A35, 1090 Books Received The following books have been received by the Editor. Brief and generally uncritical notices are given of works of marginal crystallographic interest; occasionally a book of fundamental interest is included under this heading because of difficulty in finding a suitable reviewer without great delay. Scientific information transfer: the editor's role. Edited by MIRIAM BALABAN. Pp. xxxii + 686. Dordrecht: Reidel, 1978. Price Dfl 70.00, US $34.50. A review of this book, by A. J. C. Wilson, has been published in the September issue of Acta Crystallographica, Section B, pages 2285-2286. Space groups for solid state scientists. By G. BURNS and A. M. GLAZER. Pp. xii + 278. New York, San Francisco, London: Academic Press, 1978. Price £9.40, US $14.50. A review of this book, by H.-U. Schuster, has been published in