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Suggested Reference Books

CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics
Call Number: Science Reference QD65 .H2 2016-17

Provides a wealth of information on properties of inorganic and organic compounds "the composition and properties of various natural oils and fats, interatomic distances, heats of combustion for alternative fuels, gas hydrate properties, wind scales, solvent vapor pressures, and newly approved physical constants, and more."
Encyclopedia of Applied Physics, 12 Volume Set by George L. Trigg (Editor)
Call Number: Science Reference QC5 .E543 2004

ISBN: 3527404783

Publication Date: 2004-06-07
The Optics Encyclopedia, 5 Volume Set by Thomas G. Brown (Editor); Katherine Creath (Editor); Herwig Kogelnik (Editor); Michael Kriss (Editor); Joanna Schmit (Editor); Marvin J. Weber (Editor)
Call Number: Science Reference QC351.2 .O6 2004

ISBN: 3527403205

Publication Date: 2004-02-23
Encyclopedia of Biophysics by European Biophysical European Biophysical Societies' Association (EBSA) (Other); Gordon Roberts (Editor)
Call Number: e-Book

ISBN: 9783642167126

Publication Date: 2013-02-27
The Encyclopedia of Physics by Robert Besancon
Call Number: e-Book

ISBN: 9781461569022

Publication Date: 2013-11-11
AIP Physics Desk Reference by E. Richard Cohen (Editor); David R. Lide (Editor); George L. Trigg (Editor)
Call Number: Science Reference QC61 .A37 2003

ISBN: 0387989730

Publication Date: 2003-01-27
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Volumes 1-20 11th Edition by McGraw Hill
Call Number: Science Reference Q121 .M1 2012 v.1-20

ISBN: 9780071792738

Publication Date: 2012-10-12

This 20 volume set "written by international leaders in science and technology" covers "nearly 100 fields of science."

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Oxford Reference Books: Physics
Physics encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books, published by Oxford University Press.

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