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The Mathematica Book is one of the most unique examples of software documentation in existence. Highly honored for its depth, presentation, and organization, it is a model for all technical manuals. First written in 1988 as a 750 page companion tutorial to the newly created Mathematica software system, the current fifth English edition consists of 1488 pages. There have been a total of 13 unique print editions to date--including modifications such as The Student Book and The Reference Guide, as well as meticulous translations into German, French, and Japanese.

In 1998, The Mathematica Book was once again transformed. A complete version of the Help Browser was created in HTML for the Mathematica Documentation Center, providing the internet community full access to its encyclopedic knowledge base and emulating the Browser's easy search and browse features. The Documentation Center also serves as the repository of full-text legacy versions of The Mathematica Book in varying formats.

Japanese
The Mathematica Book, Fifth Edition, Japanese Edition

ISBN 1-5795-5023-1

German
Das Mathematica Buch, 3. Auflage

ISBN 3-8273-1036-9

French
Mathematica: Le livre, Troisième édition

ISBN 2-84180-137-3

Chinese
The Mathematica Book, Fourth Edition, Chinese Edition

ISBN 7-5605-1544-4

1988
Mathematica: A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer, First Edition
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN 0-201-19334-5 (hardcover/749 pages)
ISBN 0-201-19330-2 (paperback/749 pages)

1991
Mathematica: A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer, Second Edition
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN 0-201-51502-4 (hardcover/961 pages)
ISBN 0-201-51507-5 (paperback/961 pages)

1992
Mathematica Reference Guide
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN 0-201-51012-X (paperback/305 pages)

Mathematica: A Sytem for Doing Mathematics by Computer, Second Edition, Japanese Version
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN 4-7952-9614-6 (hardcover/937 pages)

Mathematica: Ein System für Mathematik auf dem Computer, Zweite Auflage (in German)
Addison-Wesley Verlag (Deutschland) GmbH
ISBN 3-89319-371-5 (hardcover/993 pages)

1994
Mathematica: The Student Book (abridged version for students)
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN 0-201-55479-8 (paperback/501 pages)

1995
Mathematica: Le système informatique pour les mathématiques, Deuxième édition (in French)
Addison-Wesley France
ISBN 2-87908-035-5 (paperback/1018 pages)

1996
The Mathematica Book, Third Edition
Wolfram Media/Cambridge University Press
ISBN 0-9650532-0-2/0-521-58889-8 (hardcover/1403 pages)
ISBN 0-9650532-1-0/0-521-58888-X (paperback/1403 pages)

1997
Mathematica: Le livre, Troisième édition (in French)
International Thomson Publishing Company, France
ISBN 2-84180-137-3 (hardcover/1499 pages)

Das Mathematica Buch, 3. Auflage (in German)
Addison-Wesley Longman Verlag GmbH
ISBN 3-8273-1036-9 (hardcover/1499 pages)

The Mathematica Book, Third Edition, Japanese Edition      (in Japanese)
Toppan Company
ISBN 4-8101-8963-5 (hardcover/1396 pages)

1999
The Mathematica Book, Fourth Edition
Wolfram Media/Cambridge University Press
ISBN 1-57955-004-5/0-521-64314-7 (hardcover/1470 pages)

The Mathematica Book, Fourth Edition, Japanese Edition      (in Japanese)
Tokyo Shoseki
ISBN 4-487-79578-8 (hardcover/1447 pages)

2002
The Mathematica Book, Fourth Edition, Chinese Edition      (in Chinese)
Xi'an Jiaotong University Press
ISBN 7-5605-1544-4 (hardcover/622 pages)

2003
The Mathematica Book, Fifth Edition
Wolfram Media
ISBN 1-57955-022-3 (hardcover/1488 pages)

The Mathematica Book, Fifth Edition, Japanese Edition      (in Japanese)
Wolfram Media
ISBN 1-57955-023-1 (hardcover/1424 pages)

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