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Physics Reference Resources

This is a guide to finding selected Physics resources in the Galvin Library. For more in-depth assistance, please contact Carol DeBiak, or consult a Reference Librarian.

Books in Physics

To find books on this subject, try searching the catalogs.

This list represents a sample of the reference sources available at the Galvin Library.

BASIC DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
REF.Q123.A331992

Encyclopedia of Analytical Science (10 Vols.)
REF.QD71.5.E531995

Information Sources in Physics. 3rd ed.
REF.QC21.2.I5351994

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and
Technical Terms
REF.Q123.M341994

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science &
Technology (20 Vols.)
REF.Q121.M31997

Twentieth Century Physics
REF.QC7.T841995

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia
REF.Q121.V31995

SPECIAL DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia
REF.QB14.A8731992

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Space
REF.TL788.E77131990

Encyclopedia of Cosmology (3 Vols.)
REF.QB980.5.E531993

Encyclopedia of Physics. 2nd ed.
REF.QC5.E5451991

Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy
REF.QC450.3.P471995

Encyclopedia of Time
REF.QB209.E521994

Encyclopeadic Dictionary of Physics
REF.QC5.E52

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Instrumentation Reference Book
REF.QC53.I5741995

HANDBOOKS AND DATA BOOKS

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CRC Handbook of Thermophysical and Thermochemical Data
REF.QC173.397.L531994

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Handbook of Modern Ion Beam Materials Analysis
REF.QC702.7.B65H361995

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Handbook of Optics. 2nd ed.
REF.QC369.H351995

Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology (new ser.)
REF.QC61.Z3

Organic Electronic Spectral Data
REF.QC437.O65

Registry of Mass Spectral Data
REF.QC454.M3S74

Click Image for Table of Contents	How to make Patent Drawings yourself REF.T223.U3L61999
Click Image for Table of Contents	The Inventor's Notebook REF.KF3114.6.G752000
Click Image for Table of Contents	Patent It Yourself REF.KF3114.6.P742000
Click Image for Table of Contents	Patent Searching Made Easier REF.T210.H582000
Click Image for Table of Contents	How to make Patent Drawings yourself REF.T223.U3L61999
Click Image for Table of Contents	The Inventor's Notebook REF.KF3114.6.G752000
Click Image for Table of Contents	Patent It Yourself REF.KF3114.6.P742000
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Call Numbers

These numbers serve as a guide to some of the pertinent browsing areas. Remember that there will be appropriate books found in other areas as well.

QCs
Library of Congress Collection
(NOTE: many other types of science are also represented nearby.
530s
Dewey Collection

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