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Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

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

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1567630
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Book Information:

Authors: Ye Yan-qian, Cai Sui-lin, Chen Lan-sun, Huang Ke-cheng, Luo Ding-jun, Ma Zhi-en, Wang Er-nian, Wang Ming-shu and Yang Xin-an
Title: Theory of limit cycles
Additional book information: translated by Chi Y. Lo. Translations of Mathematical Monographs, Vol. 66, American Mathematical Society, Providence, R. I., 1986, xi + 435 pp.,$140.00. ISBN 0-8218-4518-7.

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    Review Information:

    Reviewer: Allen Tannenbaum
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 17 (1987), 178-180
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1987-15554-6