Selected Resources in Astronomy
Reference Sources
| Atlases |
| Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies |
QB857.S256 1996 vol 1-2 Ref. |
| NASA Atlas of the Solar System |
G1000. G& 1997 Ref. |
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| Dictionaries |
| Dictionary of Astronomy |
QB14.I53 1997 Ref. |
| Concise Dictionary of Physics |
QC5.C56 1992 Ref. |
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| Encyclopedias |
| Encyclopedia of the Solar System |
QB501.E53 1999 Ref. |
| The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy |
QB14. I58 1987 Ref. |
| McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology |
Q121. M3 1997 Ref. |
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| Handbooks and Guides |
| Astronomer's Computer Companion |
QB51.3 E43 F68 2000 |
| CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics |
QD65 H3 Ref. |
| Companion to the Cosmos |
QB14.G73 1996 Ref. |
| Field Guide to the Stars and Planets |
QB64. M4 1983 Ref. |
| Handbook of Astronomy |
ONLINE |
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| Writing Guides |
| How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper |
T11.D33 1994 |
| Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual |
T11. S386 1994 Ref. |
| Citing
Electronic Resources |
ONLINE |
Databases
Astrophysics Data System (ADS Service): Abstract
Service | Article
Service
The most well known of the astronomy databases, this database contains
citations, abstracts and the full text of the world's leading astronomy
journals and publications. Provided to the public free of charge by NASA,
the database is housed at Harvard. A monumental source of information!
GALILEO
Within the General Science category of databases, the following databases
are useful for finding journal articles for astronomy research:
Current Contents (scholarly journals)
Ebsco Host (popular magazines and scholarly journals)
Research Library (popular magazines and scholarly journals).
Research Resources
A-Z database list includes links to
JSTOR (contains the full text of Science
from 1880 - 1996)
Academic Press (scholarly journals)
Journals and Magazines
The following list includes key journals in the field of astronomy.
Many of the journals are available online. Remember to use one or more
of the above databases to find articles by subject.
Additional journals are available via ADS.
Images
Additional Web Sites
- Astroweb(A
listing of web resources compiled by the Astro Web Consortium).
- Astronomical
Resources (A listing of web resources compiled by the U.S. Naval
Academy Observatory library).
- NED (NASA/IPAC Extragalactic
Database) This database contains a master list of extragalactic
objects including accurate positions and red shifts, basic data, bibliographic
references and abstracts. Maintained by Cal Tech, this database is updated
every 2-3 months.
- NRAO (National Radio Astronomy
Observatory)
- SIMBAD This is a
database of galactic objects outside of the solar system.
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