pp 1-1 February 2000 Editorial

Editorial / Associate Editor’s Column

Rajaram Nityananda

pp 2-3 February 2000 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

pp 4-11 February 2000 Series Article

Science and Technology of Ceramics - Advanced Ceramics: Structural Ceramics and Glasses

Sheela K Ramasesha

pp 12-15 February 2000 General Article

Poincaré and the Special Theory of Relativity

Supurna Sinha

pp 16-25 February 2000 General Article

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1999

Rohini M Godbole

pp 26-31 February 2000 General Article

Poincaré and the Theory of Automorphic Functions

C S Yogananda

pp 32-38 February 2000 General Article

Aircraft Detectors, Trap Triggers and Combination Locks - Functional Diversity of Insect Mechanosensory Hairs

Jürgen Tautz

pp 39-49 February 2000 General Article

Discrete-Time Systems - Why do We Celebrate Birthdays Once a Year?

A Ramakalyan P Kavitha S Harini Vijayalakshmi

pp 50-57 February 2000 General Article

Fire Synthesis - Preparation of Alumina Products

Tanu Mimani

pp 58-62 February 2000 Classroom

Poincaré Sphere

G S Ranganath

pp 63-67 February 2000 Classroom

Poincaré and Celestial Mechanics

Rajaram Nityananda

pp 68-71 February 2000 Classroom

Largest Two Entries in a Row and Column

R B Bapat

pp 72-75 February 2000 Classroom

Physics of Mass and Force

S H Patil

pp 76-79 February 2000 Research News

The True Origin of Agriculture: Credit Goes to the Ants

Raghavendra Gadagkar

pp 80-81 February 2000 Book Review

The Lives of a Cell

Harini Nagendra

pp 82-83 February 2000 Book Review

Almost Everyone’s Guide to Science: The Universe, Life and Everything

G Venkataraman

pp 83-84 February 2000 Book Review

Science and Hypothesis

N Mukunda

pp 85-94 February 2000 Reflections

Mathematical Creation

Henri Poincaré

pp 95-96 February 2000 Information and Announcements

Indian Statistical Institute - Stars New Undergraduate Programme

pp 98-98 February 2000 Featured Scientist

Henri Poincare (1854-1912)