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Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

The Bulletin publishes expository articles on contemporary mathematical research, written in a way that gives insight to mathematicians who may not be experts in the particular topic. The Bulletin also publishes reviews of selected books in mathematics and short articles in the Mathematical Perspectives section, both by invitation only.

ISSN 1088-9485 (online) ISSN 0273-0979 (print)

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1566673
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Book Information:

Author: Nathan Jacobson
Title: Structure and Representations of Jordan Algebras
Additional book information: American Mathematical Society Colloquium Publications, vol. 39. American Mathematical Society, Providence, R. I., 1968. x + 453 pp. $11.30 (Member Price $8.48).

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  • Review Information:

    Reviewer: R. D. Schafer
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 79 (1973), 509-514
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1973-13175-1