pp 1-2 August 1999 Editorial

Editorial / Associate Editor

Alladi Sitaram

pp 3-5 August 1999 Article-in-a-Box

David Hilbert

Rajendra Bhatia

pp 6-7 August 1999 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

pp 8-15 August 1999 Series Article

Mapmakers Techniques of Cartography

Harini Nagendra

pp 16-24 August 1999 Series Article

Science and Technology of Ceramics - Traditional Ceramics

Sheela K Ramasesha

pp 25-35 August 1999 General Article

Ice Ages - Periodic Ice Coverings on the Earth

J Srinivasan

pp 36-57 August 1999 General Article

Hilbert’s Nullstellensatz and the Beginning of Algebraic Geometry

Vishwambhar Pati

pp 58-69 August 1999 General Article

Petri Nets - Overview and Foundations

Y Narahari

pp 70-74 August 1999 Feature Article

Molecule of the Month - A Stable Dibismuthene – A Compound with a Bi–Bi Double Bond

V Chandrasekhar

pp 75-79 August 1999 Classroom

What is a Hilbert Space?

Alladi Sitaram

pp 80-90 August 1999 Classroom

Project Lifescape – An Invitation

Madhav Gadgil

pp 91-93 August 1999 Website Reviews

Website Review

Harini Nagendra

pp 94-96 August 1999 Book Review

Chemistry of Natural Products: A Unified Approach

G S R Subba Rao

pp 96-102 August 1999 Book Review

Hilbert

R Sridharan

pp 103-103 August 1999 Reflections

Inroduction to Reflections

Hermann Weyl

pp 104-112 August 1999 Reflections

Mathematical Problems

David Hilbert

pp 114-114 August 1999 Featured Scientist

David Hilbert (1862-1943)