1. Letters to the editor

   • Keith E. Donnelly
   • Gijs M. Tuynman
   • Robert A. Rankin

   Department 17 January 2009 Pages: 4 - 5

2. Exactly how did newton deal with his planets?

   • S. K. Stein

   Article 17 January 2009 Pages: 6 - 11

3. Statistical sampling and fractal distributions

   • Ken Gerow
   • John Holbrook

   Article 17 January 2009 Pages: 12 - 22

4. Years ago

   • Jeremy J. Gray

   Department 17 January 2009 Pages: 23 - 25

5. Chebotarëv and his density theorem

   • P. Stevenhagen
   • H. W. Lenstra

   Article 17 January 2009 Pages: 26 - 37

6. Which is to be master—iv

   • Chandler Davis

   Article 17 January 2009 Pages: 37 - 37

7. Mathematical entertainments

   • David Gale
   • Solomon W. Golomb
   • Robert Haas

   Department 17 January 2009 Pages: 38 - 47

8. Renaissance area-fillings in the city hall of augsburg

   • Ian Stewart
   • Gregor Dorfleitner
   • Dirk Huylebrouck

   Department 17 January 2009 Pages: 48 - 53

9. Errata

   OriginalPaper 17 January 2009 Pages: 53 - 53

10. Roger apéry, 1916—1994: a radical mathematician

    • François Apéry

    Article 17 January 2009 Pages: 54 - 61

11. Schrödinger’s time-reversal of natural laws

    • Robert Aebi

    Article 17 January 2009 Pages: 62 - 67

12. Frobenius: a sesquilogue

    • Lee Rudolph

    Article 17 January 2009 Pages: 68 - 70

13. Reviews

    • Jet Wimp
    • Kenneth Bowers
    • Martin Davis

    Department 17 January 2009 Pages: 71 - 77

14. Stamp corner

    • Robin Wilson
    • István Hargittai
    • Magdolna Hargittai

    Department 17 January 2009 Pages: 78 - 79