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HADRONIC MATHEMATICS, MECHANICS AND CHEMISTRYixthe ideas with open minds. Again, the same body of work offers an importantcontribution to the debate surrounding the existence of dark matter and darkenergy. This lifes work truly makes contributions to thought in diverse areas ofhuman endeavour and should be examined far more widely than it is.It is often said that behind every great man there is a great woman. This istrue of Ruggero Santilli. It is for history, not me, to label anyone great or notbut it is undoubtedly true that he has benefitted from the unswerving supportand encouragement of his wife Carla. It is doubtful he would have achieved somuch without this seemingly unquestioning devotion. As I wrote earlier, all RuggeroSantillis scientific achievements may be seen to be the result of tremendousteamwork; a team comprising Ruggero himself and Carla Gandiglio in Santilli.When anyone reaches the end of these two volumes then, and only then, willthey be in a position to reflect on the work as a whole and think about comingto a conclusion. As stated previously, the theoretical framework is elegant but itis here to be judged on the basis of its use in physics, since that was the reasonfor its genesis. View the experimental and observational evidence, as well asthe basic theoretical background, with open minds before coming to any finaldecision. Many, probably the majority, will then regard these two volumes asrepresenting a truly monumental piece of work which deserves dissemination to amuch wider circle of people scientists, politicians, the business community, and,most of all, the general populace which ultimately pays for all scientific work,whether successful or not! The general public needs to be aware of all that is onthe table for consideration, not simply those little titbits which are released forulterior motives.Jeremy Dunning-Davies,Physics Department,University of Hull,England.October 8, 2007