Research Guides: Physics & Space Sciences: Reference Sources

Print Reference Sources

Reference sources are designed to be consulted for specific facts rather than to be read as a whole. Examples of reference sources are dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks. The value of using the sources listed here are that they are verifiable, authoritative compilations of information.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

A to Z Scientists in Space and Astronomy by Todd, Deborah
Call Number: QB35. T63 2005
Publication Date: 2005
Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy by Matzner, Richard A.
Call Number: QB14 D53 2001
Publication Date: 2001
Dictionary of Material Science and High Energy Physics
Call Number: QC772 D57 2001
Dictionary of Physics
Call Number: QC5 D538 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics by Basu, Dipak
Call Number: QC5 .D485 2001
Publication Date: 2001
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics by Murdin, Paul
Call Number: QB14 E534 2001
Publication Date: 2001
Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences by Holton, James R.
Call Number: QC854 A48 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics by Salkind, Neil J.
Call Number: HA29 .S2363 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics by Mitcham, Carl
Call Number: Q175.35 .E53
Publication Date: 2005
Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy by Angelo, Joseph A.
Call Number: QB136 A55 2006
Publication Date: 2006
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
Call Number: Q123 .M34 2003
Publication Date: 2003
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Call Number: Q121 .M3 2002
Publication Date: 2002
Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way by Hakim, Joy
Call Number: Q125 .H263 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Story of Science: Eintein Adds a New Dimension
Call Number: Q125 H263 2007

Electronic Reference Sources

Reference sources are designed to be consulted for specific facts rather than to be read as a whole. Examples of reference sources are dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks.

The list below will lead to published, authoritative reference sources that are available digitally.

American Men and Women of Science
Brief information about scientists in the physical, biological, and related sciences.

Credo Reference
Full-text of electronic dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference books that can be searched using keywords. Also included are short videos, high resolution images, sound files, animations, etc.

Springer eBooks - Physics & Astronomy Reference Works
A wide variety of authoritative discipline-specific reference tools.
Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences
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Search for articles on nanoscale applications for the medical and life sciences.

Guides, Handbooks, Manuals

AIP Style Manual
Call Number: QC5.45 A45 1990
Publication Date: 1990
Chicago Guide to Writing About Numbers by Miller, Jane E.
Call Number: T11 .M485 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles -- MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More by Lipson, Charles
Call Number: PN171.F56 L55 2011
Publication Date: 2011
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Call Number: QD65 H3
Publication Date: 1977 - 2009
Handbook of Nanophysics
Call Number: QC176.8 N35 H356 2011
Publication Date: 2011
Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics by Zombeck, Martin V.
Call Number: QB136 .Z65 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Scientific Style and Format : the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers by Council of Science Editors
Call Number: T11 .S386 2006
Publication Date: 2006