Physics and Astronomy

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Astronomy titles are located in the call number section beginning with QB located on the 4th floor of the library.

QB1-991 Astronomy

• QB1-139 General
• QB140-237 Practical and spherical astronomy
• QB275-343 Geodesy
• QB349-421 Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics
• QB455-456 Astrogeology
• QB460-466 Astrophysics
• QB468-480 Non-optical methods of astronomy
• QB495-903 Descriptive astronomy
  • QB500.5-785 Solar system
  • QB799-903 Stars
• QB980-991 Cosmogony. Cosmology

Physics titles are located in the call number section beginning with QC located on the 4th floor of the library.

QC1-999 Physics

• QC1-75 General
• QC81-114 Weights and measures
• QC120-168.85 Descriptive and experimental mechanics
• QC170-197 Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter Including molecular physics, relativity, quantum theory, and solid state physics
• QC221-246 Acoustics. Sound
• QC251-338.5 Heat
  • QC310.15-319 Thermodynamics
• QC350-467 Optics. Light
  • QC450-467 Spectroscopy
• QC474-496.9 Radiation physics (General)
• QC501-766 Electricity and magnetism
  • QC501-(721) Electricity
    • QC669-675.8 Electromagnetic theory
    • QC676-678.6 Radio waves (Theory)
    • QC701-715.4 Electric discharge
    • QC717.6-718.8 Plasma physics. Ionized gases
  • QC750-766 Magnetism
• QC770-798 Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
  • QC793-793.5 Elementary particle physics
  • QC794.95-798 Radioactivity and radioactive substances
• QC801-809 Geophysics. Cosmic physics
• QC811-849 Geomagnetism
• QC851-999 Meteorology. Climatology Including the earth's atmosphere
  • QC974.5-976 Meteorological optics
  • QC980-999 Climatology and weather
    • QC994.95-999 Weather forecasting