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Physics & Astronomy Librarian

Jennifer Groff
303 Cooper Library
jgroff@clemson.edu (864) 656-4782
AIM: CULibJen

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More Physics & Astronomy Resources


Online Resources:

CODATA Fundamental Physical Constants   Basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry recommended by the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) for international use (U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST))

Combined Chemical Dictionary (part of CHEMnetBASE, CRC Press)  

Structured database containing descriptive and numerical data on the chemical, physical, and biological properties of compounds, systematic and common names of compounds, literature references, structure diagrams, and their associated connection tables. Includes the Dictionary of Analytical Reagents, Dictionary of Carbohydrates, Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds, Dictionary of Natural Products, Dictionary of Organic Compounds, the Dictionary of Drugs (formerly PharmaSource), and the Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds.

Free plug-in required for structure searching.

(limited to 1 simultaneous user)


CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
(2008)
  Online version of the 88th edition. Contains most frequently used data in Chemistry and Physics, including basic constants, units, and conversion factors. Also available in print - QD 65 .H23 (Latest edition at Cooper Reference Desk, next latest edition in Cooper Reference)

ENGnetBASE   Online handbooks (over 890 titles) covering many areas of science and engineering

Handbook of Nanophases & Nanostructured Materials (2003)   Synthesis, characterization, and applications of nanomaterials

Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry
(2003)
  Basics of Nuclear Science; Elements and Isotopes: Formation, Transformation, Distribution; Chemical Applications of Nuclear Reactions and Radiations; Radiochemistry and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry in Life Sciences; Instrumentation, Separation Techniques, Environmental Issues

International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology (2003)   Critical data on inorganic and organic compounds, and pure substances. Features physical, thermodynamic, mechanical, and other key properties.

Knovel Critical Tables (2003)   Tables of physical (>21,000 inorganic and organic compounds), solvent (data for 385 common solvents), and thermodynamic (>15,000 compounds) properties

Knovel Science and Technology Collection   Search or browse full-text of >1300 science and engineering titles provided by Knovel.

Landolt-Börnstein  

Systematic collection of critically assessed numerical data and functional relationships in physics, physical chemistry, biophysics, geophysics, astronomy, materials science, and technology.

Use the Substance/Property index to search for information, or browse the Subject Index

Also available in print (with indexes): Cooper Library 5 th floor-QC61 .Z3


Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry, 16th ed. (2005)  

Physical properties, thermodynamic properties, nomenclature, physical constants, and more of organic and inorganic compounds.

The 15th edition (1999) is also available online.

Also available in print - QD 65 .L36 (Latest edition at Cooper Reference Desk, next latest edition in Cooper Reference)


NIST Physics Laboratory Physical Reference Data   Collection of online databases provided by NIST. Includes atomic spectroscopy data, molecular spectroscopic data, nuclear physics data, and condensed matter physics data

Properties of Organic Compounds (part of CHEMnetBASE, CRC Press)  

Database containing over 29,000 of the most commonly sought organic compounds, featuring physical data, spectral data, and structures. Acts as an easy-to-use tool for identifying unknown compounds or for locating additional data and references for a known compound.

A free plug-in is required for structure searching.

(limited to 1 simultaneous user)


Smithsonian Physical Tables (2003 )   Comprises 901 tables of general interest to scientists and engineers, including common physical and chemical data


Selected Books available in Cooper Reference:

The Cambridge Handbook of Physics Formulas (2000) - REF QC 61 .W67 2000     

The Facts on File Space and Astronomy Handbook - REF QB 43.3 .A44 2002     

Global Earth Physics : A Handbook of Physical Constants - REF QC 808.8 .G56 1995   

Handbook of Physical Quantities (1997) - REF QC 61 .H36 1997

Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook (Epoch 2000.0) - REF QB 65 .N7 1998   

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