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Physics and Astronomy: Reference Sources
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This list is a sample of our reference sources in the library. Reference sources include Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Directories, Handbooks, Guides, and much more. Come browse the shelves in the Reference room (particularly call numbers QB, QC, and TA-TK), and you'll find a wealth of information.
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 Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
3 volumes
Covers 30 different subject areas in all their range and complexity, and contains over 2400 articles by more than 800 experts in their respective fields.
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 Call Number:
Ref QB14 .E534 2001
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology
11 volumes
Comprehensive encyclopedia of the materials field including biomaterials, carbon, ceramics, composites, electronic and optoelectronic materials, inorganic materials, magnetic materials, metals and alloys, polymers and plastics, and thin films. It covers applications, materials, properties, techniques & processing.
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Call Number:
Ref TA402 .E53 2001
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
24 volumes
The only multivolume encyclopedia encompassing this field, it contains 1400 articles describing every aspect of electrical and electronics engineering. It defines the discipline by bringing together the core knowledge from all subject areas encompassed by the field. Articles can serve as the starting point for further study with their comprehensive bibliographies. While they can be used as a reference for facts, the articles are long enough to provide genuine understanding of a subject.
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Call Number:
Ref TK9 .W55 1999
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
A standard source for scientific data. In addition to physics and chemistry, it also includes conversion factors, laboratory safety, geology, astronomy, and pure mathematics.
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Call Number:
Ref QD65 .C82
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook
Tabular data on engineering materials, including nonferrous alloys and composite materials.
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Call Number:
Ref TA403.4 .C74 2001
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 Electrical Engineering Handbook
Covers a broad range of concepts, models, and equations; includes sections on circuits, signal processing, electronics, electromagnetics, electrical effects and devices, and energy; as well as emerging trends in communications, digital devices, computer engineering, systems, and biomedical engineering.
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Call Number:
Ref TK145 .E354 1997
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 Handbook of Physical Quantities
Tabular data on the properties of materials.
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Call Number:
Ref QC61 .H36 1997
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 Dictionary of Material Science and High Energy Physics
Definitions of over 3000 terms in the fields of material science and high energy physics.
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Call Number:
Ref QC772 .D57 2001
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics
Definitions of nearly 3000 terms in pure and applied physics.
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Call Number:
Ref QC5 .D485 2001
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physics
14 volumes
Covers general, nuclear, solid state, molecular, chemical, metal and vacuum physics, astronomy, geophysics, biophysics, and related subjects.
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Call Number:
Ref QC5 .E52
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 Guide to Information Sources in the Physical Sciences
Guide to information sources including bibliographic sources, databases, journals, books, etc.
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Call Number:
Ref QC5.35 .S84 2000
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 Atlas of the Universe
Maps, photographs, and data on the solar system, stars, the universe, and astronomy in general.
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Call Number:
Ref QB44 .M5425 1998
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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 Physically Speaking
Quotations on physics and astronomy.
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Call Number:
Ref QC5 .P47 1997
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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