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Royal Society Series on Advances in Science cover
edited by Professor Michael Thompson, FRS
Email: jmtt@ucl.ac.uk


The books in this series are based on contributions to the prestigious Royal Society journal Philosophical Transactions A, rewritten by their original authors to broaden their scientific appeal and to reach a wider general audience. Contributions to Philosophical Transactions A are by invitation only and so are of the highest quality and relevance.

These books are published in association with the Royal Society, as per theseries contract. The contact details for this are: Philip Hurst, PublicationsSection, The Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SWIY 5AG (www.royalsoc.ac.uk).