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From the reviews: "... As an encyclopaedia article, this book does not seek to serve as a textbook, nor to replace the original articles whose results it describes. The book's goal is to provide an overview, pointing out highlights and unsolved problems, and putting individual results into a coherent context. It is full of historical nuggets, many of them surprising. ... The examples are especially helpful; if a particular topic seems difficult, a later example frequently tames it. The writing is refreshingly direct, never degenerating into a vocabulary lesson for its own sake. The book accomplishes the goals it has set for itself. While it is not an introduction to the field, it is an excellent overview. ..." American Mathematical Monthly, Nov. 1989 "This is a book to curl up with in front of a fire on a cold winter's evening. ..." SIAM Reviews, Sept. 1989 This work describes the fundamental principles, problems and methods of classical mechanics. The authors stress the working apparatus of classical mechanics, rather than its physical foundations or applications. The book's main purpose is to acquaint readers with classical mechanics as a whole, in both its classical and its contemporary aspects. 1. Ordinary differential equations and smooth dynamical systems by D.V. Anosov, V.I. Arnold (eds.). 2. Ergodic theory with applications to dynamical systems an d statistical mechanics by Ya. G. Sinai (ed.). 3. [without special title]. 4. S ymplectic geometry and its applications by V.I. Arnold, S.P. Novikov (eds.)