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PART ONE. Historical Survey. Basic Concepts and Kinematic Considerations. Properties of Simple Vortices. Vorticity. Separation. Instability and Turbulence. PART TWO. Fluid Flow in a Rotating System. Stratification in Ocean and Atmosphere. Circulations in Atmosphere, Ocean, and Earth. Single Vortices in Atmosphere and Ocean. Hurricanes. Extraterrestrial Vortices. MATHEMATICAL SUPPLEMENT. Some Definitions and Kinematical Aspects. Conservation Laws of Viscous Fluids. Vortices in Viscous Fluid Flows. Vorticity and Circulation Theorems of Inviscid Fluids. Vortices in Potential Flow. Vortices in Slow Motion. Rotating Fluid Systems. Vortices in Stratified Fluids. References for the Mathematical Supplement. Name and Subject Indexes.