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Subject Guide for Astronomy and Astrophysics
To find books, use the PAC library catalog and conduct a search for author, title or subject. For the
correct subject heading consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
If a copy of the Library of Congress Subject Headings is unavailable then try the following technique. First search your term(s) using the WORD command on the PAC. When you retrieve a title that looks reasonable, display the full record and look at its subject headings. You can then search for additional books with that subject heading by using the S command (SHOW similar items).
Theses from SDSU may be found by looking under the subject heading SDSU THESIS ASTRONOMY.
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- Companion to the Cosmos. John Gribbin. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1996.
QB 14 G73 1996 REF
- Contains dictionary entries plus timelines of key dates in science.
- The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy. 3rd edition. Edited by Valerie
Illingworth. New York: Facts on File, 1994.
QB 14 F3 1994
- Contains descriptions of the different types of celestial bodies, of the instruments used
to investigate them, and the concepts underlying these studies.
- Longman Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy
and Astronautics. Ian Ridpath.
Longman and York Presses, 1987.
QB 14 R525 1987
- Contains brief definitions of over 1,500 terms grouped under broad subjects. Illustrated
with many colored pictures, graphs, diagrams, and maps.
- A Concise Dictionary of Astronomy. Jacqueline Mitton. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 1991.
QB 14 M569 1991
- Provides definitions of terms in all branches of astronomy. Appendix contains tables of
important astronomical data (characteristics of planets, etc.).
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- Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia. Stephen P. Maran, editor. New York:
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992.
QB 14 A873 1992 REF
- Detailed entries covering all areas of astronomy and astrophysics. Most entries contain
bibliographies. Comprehensive index permits precise access.
- Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Universe.
Archie Roy, editor. Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1992.
QB 14 O94 1992
- Broad entries including color illustrations, photographs, diagrams, maps, and charts.
Appendices include data labels.
- Encyclopedia of Cosmology.
Norriss S. Hetherington, editor. New York: Garland
Publishing, Inc., 1993.
QB 980.5 E53 1993 REF
- Provides long entries in many areas of cosmology including theories, personalities and
historical developments.
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- Astronomy and
Astronautics: An Enthusiast's Guide to Books and Periodicals.
Andy Lusis. London: Mansell, 1986.
QB 43.2 L87 1986
- Annotated guide to recent books and periodicals of interest to both the amateur astronomer
and astronomy student.
- Data in Astronomy. Carlos Jaschek. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
1989.
QB 51.3 E43 J37 1989 REF
- Describes the process of data observations and recording in astronomy and the various
reference formats for locating data within this process.
- A Guide to the Literature of Astronomy. Robert A. Seal. Littleton, CO:
Libraries Unlimited, 1977.
QB 43.2 .S4 REF
- Covers the literature of general astronomy, practical and spherical astronomy, theoretical
astronomy, and descriptive astronomy (astrophysics, cosmology, the Milky Way, etc.).
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- Observatories of the World. Siegfried Marx, compiler. C.S.V. Salt,
translator. Simon Mitton, editor. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983.
QB 81 M3913 1982
- A list of 40 selected observatories which names the astronomers and important discoveries
associated with each observatory.
- U.S. Observatories: A Directory and Travel Guide. H.T. Kirby-Smith. New York:
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1976.
QB 81 K57 REF
- Also useful as a historical survey of the observatories.
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- Messier's Nebulae and Star Clusters. Kenneth Glyn-Jones. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1991.
QB 851 J6 REF
- Treats nebulae,and star clusters found in Messier's Catalogue. Appendices include maps,
photographs and bibliography. Indexes include names, objects, and subjects.
- NGC 2000.0: The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogues of Nebulae and Star
Clusters. J.L.E. Dreyer. Roger W. Sinnott, editor. New York: Cambridge University
Press, 1988.
QB 853 D74 1988 REF
- Revision and updating of Dreyer's New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of
Stars.
- Norton's 2000.0: Star
Atlas and Reference Handbook. 18th edition. Arthur P.
Norton. Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex, England: Longman Scientific and Technical, 1989.
QB 65 N7 1989 REF
- Revision of an important star atlas with maps redrawn to the standard epoch of 2000.0.
Includes 16 detailed star maps plus many narrative sections covering all areas of astronomy.
- Second Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies. Gerard Henri de Vaucouleurs,
et al. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1976.
QB 857 V38 1976 REF
- Provides some 200,000 information elements on 4,364 galaxies.
- Sky Catalog 2000.0;. Alan Hirshfeld, et al., editors. Cambridge, MA: Sky Pub.
Corp., 1991-to date.
QB 6 S54 1991 REF
- Lists stars down to the 8th magnitude with the charts having their precessional epoch for
the turn of the century.
- The Strasbourg - ESO Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae. Agnes Acker, et
al. Munich: European Saithere Observatory, 1992.
QB 855.5 S77 1992 REF
- Contains data on galactic nebulae including spectroscopy, diameter, expansion velocities,
equatorial coordinates, fluxes, central star data, bibliographies.
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- Astronomy
and Astrophysics Abstracts. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1969-to date.
QB1 A8
- Comprehensive subject organization to the world's journal and proceedings literature in
astronomy.
- Physics
Abstracts. London: Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1972-to
date.
QC 1 P56
- Organizes physics' literature by subject. International in scope. Covers geophysics,
astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. Available online as Inspec. Please call the Reference Services (594-6728) for more
information and to set up appointments.
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- Explanatory Suppplement to the
Astronomical Almanac. P. Kenneth Seidelmann, editor. Mill Valley, CA: University Science Books, 1992.
QB 8 U6 A772 1992 REF
- User manual of the Astronomical Almanac.
- Astronomical Almanac. Washington, DC: G.P.O.
QB 8 U5
Computed from new ephemerides of the planets and the Moon. Issued yearly.
- Astrophysical Data, Planets and Stars. K. R. Lang. New York: Springer-Verlag,
1991.
QB 461 L35 1991 REF
- Presents physical data on planets, stars, clusters, binary star systems, and supernovae.
- Astrophysical Quantities. 3rd edition. C.W. Allen. London: Athlone Press,
1973.
QB 461 A564 1973 REF
- Presents essential information on astrophysics in a form that can be readily used.
- Landolt-Bornstein Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and
Technology Group VI: Astrophysics and Space Research Vol I: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Hans Landolt. Berlin: Springer, 1961-to date.
QC61 .L332 V.6
- Technical jargon is avoided, quantities and units are defined exactly, and all symbols are
used consistently.
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The Library of Congress assigns the letters QB to journal literature in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics.
Journals can be found under call letters QB in either the current periodical section or the bound periodical stacks on the south side of the fifth floor.
For a complete listing of journals in these disciplines, conduct a subject search on the PAC library catalog
entering either ASTRONOMY PERIODICALS or ASTROPHYSICS PERIODICALS.
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The Library's
Special Collections division contains a significant collection of historical astronomy works.
First or early editions of important works by Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johann Kepler, Claudius Ptolemaeus, and many others are present. Much of the collection is documented in the Catalogue of the Rare Astronomical Books in the San Diego State University Library [QB 43.2 K4 1988 Spec Coll fo (Louis A. Kenney, 1988)]. All of the works are cataloged and can be found in the
PAC.
Special Collections (located in Library Addition room 4410) is open to all students, faculty, staff and community
members Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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- American Astronomical Society
- General society and meeting information.
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- ASP information, activities, and publications.
- European Southern Observatory
- Observatory information.
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Overview of NASA information on the internet.
- The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
- History, mythology and scientific information of the nine planets.
- Space Telescope Science Institute
- Institute information, programs, Hubble images.
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Prepared by Robert Carande
(carande@mail.sdsu.edu),
Reference Services, Malcolm A. Love Library, San Diego State University
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