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Physics, Earth Science, and Astronomy Databases

Science Citation Index Expanded(Off-campus access restricted to CCSU users)
The Science Citation Index Expanded, part of ISI's Web of Science, provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in 5,800 of the world's leading scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 100 disciplines.

Web of Science(Off-campus access restricted to CCSU users)
The Web of Science database provides access to the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Coverage is 1991-present.

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Physics Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks

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Note: REF = Reference Dept. – Third Floor

A Dictionary of Physics (REF QC5 D496)
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000

Encyclopedia of Physics (REF QC5 E454)
Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, c2005

The Cambridge Handbook of Physics Formulas (REF QC61 W67)
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Earth Science Encylopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences (REF QE5 D54)
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999

Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences (REF QE5 E5137 v.1-2)
New York, NY: Macmillan Library Reference, 1996

Encyclopedia of Geology (REF QE5 E516 v.1-5)
Amsterdam; Boston: Elsevier Academic, 2005

Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes (REF QE521 R58)
New York: Facts on File, c2007

The Atlas of Climate Change: mapping the world's greatest challenge (REF QC981.8 C5 D69)
Berkeley: University of California Press, c2006

Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate (REF QC854 A45 v.1-2)
New York: Facts On File, c2007

Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones (REF QC944 L66)
New York: Facts on File, c2008

A Dictionary of Weather (REF QC854 D86)
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001

Astronomy Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks

A Dictionary of Astronomy (REF QB14 D52)
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007

State of the Universe 2007: new images, discoveries and events (REF QB 43.2 R38)
New York; Berlin: Springer; [s.l.]: Praxis Publishing, 2007

The Observer's Sky Atlas: with 50 star charts covering the entire sky (REF QB65 K3713)
New York: Springer, c2007

The International Atlas of Lunar Exploration (REF QB582.5 S76)
Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stars (REF QB801.6 K35)
Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (REF QB14 E534 v.1-4)
Bristol; Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Pub.; London; New York: Nature Pub. Group, 2001

Encyclopedia of the Solar System (REF QB501 E53)
San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2007

Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy (REF QB14 M578)
Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Websites

CCSU Department of Physics and Earth Sciences
http://www.physics.ccsu.edu/

PhysicsWeb
http://physicsweb.org

Physics Central
http://physicscentral.org/index.html

Einet-Physics
http://www.einet.net/directory/14892/

Fermilab (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
http://www.fnal.gov

NIST Physical Reference Data
http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/contents.html

How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/

USGS-U.S. Geological Survey
A multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water.
http://www.usgs.gov/

Science.gov
Science.gov is a search engine for government science information and research results. Currently in its fourth generation, Science.gov provides search of more than 50 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to over 1,800 scientific Web sites.
http://www.science.gov

NASA's Home Page
NASA's homepage including the astronomy picture of the day.
http://www.nasa.gov/

The Nine Planets
A multi-media tour of the solar system.
http://www.nineplanets.org/

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