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Introduction
Physics is the science that deals with nature in its most abstract form. Consisting of both physical experiment and mathematical description, its basic goal is the study and description of natural phenomena in inanimate nature. Astronomy is a branch of physics that studies objects in outer space.


Guides and Handbooks Top of Page
American Institute of Physics Handbook
  Sci Lib Ref QC61 .A5 1963
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
  http://www.hbcpnetbase.com
Instrumentation Reference Handbook
  Sci Lib Ref QC53 .I574 1995
Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects
  Sci Lib Ref QB64 .L84
Physicist's Desk Reference
  Sci Lib Ref QC61 .P49 1989
Physics Quick Reference Guide
  Sci Lib Ref QC61 .C65 1996
Popular Physics and Astronomy: An Annotated Bibliography
  Sci Lib Ref QC24.5 .S65 1996


Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Top of Page
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites
  Sci Lib Ref QB755 .N65 2002
Concise Dictionary of Astronomy
  Sci Lib Ref QB14 .M56 1991
Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy
  Sci Lib Ref QB14 .D53 2001
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
  Sci Lib Ref QB14 .E534 2001 v.1-4
Encyclopedia of Cosmology
  Sci Lib Ref QB980.5 .E53 1993
Encyclopedia of the Solar System
  Sci Lib Ref QB501 .E53 2007
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physics
  Sci Lib Ref QC5 .E52 1961/63
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Astronomy
  Sci Lib Ref QB14 .M3725 1993
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Physics
  Sci Lib Ref QC5 .M425 1993


Biographical Sources Top of Page
Women in Chemistry and Physics
  Sci Lib Ref QD21 .W62 1993


Indexes, Abstracts, and Databases Top of Page
General Science Full Text
ScienceDirect College Edition
SciFinder Scholar
Principle ToolWeb of Science / Science Citation Index


Internet Sites Top of Page
APS: Physics Internet Resources
  http://www.aps.org/resources
AstroWeb: Astronomy on the Internet
  http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/astroweb.html
Eric Weisstein’s World of Astronomy
  http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/
Eric Weisstein’s World of Physics
  http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/
NASA Astrophysics Data System
  http://adswww.harvard.edu/
Physics Central
  http://www.physicscentral.com/
Physics Web Resources
  http://physicsweb.org/resources/home