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Let \(k\) be a field with \(\text{char}(k)=0\) and \(E\) be an elliptic curve, defined over the function field \(k(t)\), which corresponds to an elliptic \(K3\)-surface. Then the rank of the group \(E(k(t))\) is \(\leq 18\). By a result of \textit{D. Cox} [Duke Math. J. 49, 677-689 (1982; Zbl 0503.14018)], any integer \(r\) with \(0\leq r\leq 18\) occurs as the rank of some elliptic \(K3\)-surface over the field of complex numbers \(\mathbb{C}\). Unfortunately, the method of Cox does not provide us with equations of such surfaces. Let \(\overline{\mathbb{Q}}\) be an algebraic closure of the field of rational numbers \(\mathbb{Q}\). In the paper under review the authors prove that the elliptic curve defined by the equation \[ y^2= x^3- 27(t^{12}- 11t^6- 1) \] over the function field \(\mathbb{Q}(t)\) corresponds to a \(K3\)-surface and the rank of the group \(E(\overline{\mathbb{Q}} (t))\) is equal to 18. Furthermore, they find 18 independent points \((x(t), y(t))\) in \(E(\overline{\mathbb{Q}} (t))\), where \(x(t)\) has one of the forms \[ \frac{at^{12}+ bt^6+c} {t^n} \quad\text{ or }\quad \frac {\omega(t^{24}- 12t^{18}+ 14t^{12}+ 12t^6+ 1)}{4t^{10}}, \] with \(n\in \{0,2,4,6,8\}\) and \(\omega^3=1\). Finally, the authors apply their method to the problem of constructing high rank elliptic curves over function fields and give some examples of such curves defined over \(\overline{\mathbb{Q}} (t)\).