Research Guides: Physics & Astronomy: Finding Books

Finding Books

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Below are key reference books that provide a general overview of a topic or help identify synonyms, related terms, or basic data. These sources often include references and lists of further readings. They are located on the first floor of the Hatfield Library.

(Ebook & Print) Earth Science: Earth's Weather, Water and Atmosphere by Joe Spradley; David Kenneth Elliott (Editors)...
Call Number: Reference QC863 .E27 2013

ISBN: 9781587659850

Publication Date: 2012

Two volume set that features different phenomena, components, and features that exist on Earth
Earth Science: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth by Joe Spradley (Editor); David Kenneth Elliott (Editor); Steven I. Dutch (Editor); Margaret Boorstein (Editor)
Call Number: Reference QE26.3 .E27 2012

ISBN: 9781587659737

Publication Date: 2012-06-30

A detailed look at the dynamics of the earth's mass and how its chemistry produces change.
Handbook of Physics by John W. Harris (Editor); Horst Stöcker (Editor); Walter Benenson (Editor); Holger Lutz (Editor)
Call Number: Reference QC61 .H37 2001

ISBN: 9780387952697

Publication Date: 2002-03-21
Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry - 3 Volume Set by John H. Moore (Editor); Nicholas D. Spencer (Editor)
Call Number: Reference QD451 .E539 2001

ISBN: 9780750303132

Publication Date: 2001-10-30
History of Astronomy: an encyclopedia by John Lankford
Call Number: Reference QB15 .H624 1997

ISBN: 9780815303220

Publication Date: 1996

Illustrated entries by leading experts on the development of astronomical instrumentation range from the astrolabe to the Hubble Space Telescope. Historians of science discuss important topics in the social history of astronomy, such as the history of amateurs, literature and astronomy, women in astronomy, astronomy and the Roman Catholic Church, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

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Based on the Library of Congress Classification. The general collection of the Hatfield Library is located on the second floor.

GE Environmental Science
Q General Science
QA Mathematics
QB Astronomy
QC Physics
QC 170-197 Atomic Physics
QC 81-114 Weights and Measures
QC 801-809 Geophysics
QC 851-999 Meteorology
QD Chemistry
QE Geology
T Technology

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