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A select list of paper and electronic encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc.
available from the Nimitz Library.
Title Call Number or Description
Access Science Online version of McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
American Institute of Physics Handbook  REF QC61.A5 1972
The Astronomical Almanac  REF QB8.UA77 (older editions in general collection)
Astronomical Calendar REF QB55.A84
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Also: READY REF QD65.H3 (older editions in general Collection)
Dictionary of Physics REF QC5.M424 1997
Encyclopedia of Acoustics  REF QC221.5.E53 1997 – 4 vols.
Encyclopedia of Applied Physics REF QC5.E543 1991 – 23 vols.
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics A comprehensive online encyclopedia on astronomy and astrophysics.
Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry REF QD451.E53 2001 - 3 vols.
Encyclopedia of Cosmology REF QB980.5.E53 1993
Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences REF QB600.2.E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Physics REF QC5.E545 1991
Encyclopedia of the Solar System REF QB501.E53 1999
Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac REF QB8.U6A772 1992
Handbook of Acoustics REF QC228.8.H36 1998
Handbook of Optics  QC369.H35 1995 – 4 vols
Handbook of Physical Quantities  REF QC61.H36 1997
Messier’s Nebulae and Star Clusters REF QB851.J6 1991
The Nautical Almanac REF QB8.U3 (older editions in general collection)
Physics Quick Reference Guide REF QC61.C65 1996
A Physicist’s Desk Reference REF QC61.P49 1989
Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants REF QC61.K3 1995
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Last updated: 07 January 2011