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GE Cluster 70ABC: Evolution of the Cosmos and Life

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  • A Companion to Astronomy and Astrophysics: Chronology and Glossary with Data Tables.
    Springer, 2006.
    SEL/Boelter Hall Reference: QB 14 L36 2006
  • A Dictionary of Astronomy.
    Oxford University Press, 2003.
    Oxford Reference Online
  • Encyclopedia Britannica.
    Online general encyclopedia.
    Some articles include links to additional information on the web.
  • Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
    Nature Publishing Group, 2001. 4 volumes
    College Library Reference: QB 14 E534 2001
    SEL/Boelter Hall Reference: QB 14 E54 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Cosmology: Historical, Philosophical, and Scientific
    Foundations of Modern Cosmology.
    Garland Pub, 1993.
    YRL Stacks: QB 980.5 .E53 1993
  • Encyclopedia of Earth.
    A wiki encyclopedia with articles written by scholars and approved experts.
  • Encyclopedia of Earth System Science.
    Academic Press, c1992.
    College Library Reference: QE 5 E514 1992
  • Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes.
    Facts on File, 1994.
    College Library Reference: QE 521 R58 1994
    2001 edition: SEL/Geology Reference: QE 521 R58 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Evolution.
    Oxford University Press, 2002. 2 volumes
    College and YRL Library Reference: QH 360.2 E54 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Geology.
    Elsevier, Academic Press, 2005. 5 volumes
    SEL/Geology Reference: QE 5 E516 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Paleontology.
    Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999.
    College Library Reference: QE 703 E523 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science.
    Elsevier, 2007. 4 volumes
    SEL/Boelter Hall Reference: QE 741 E53 2007
  • Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy.
    Facts on File, 2006.
    SEL/Boelter Hall Reference: QB 14 F3 2006
  • History of Astronomy: an Encyclopedia.
    McGraw-Hill, 1993.
    SEL/Boelter Hall Reference: QB 14 M3725 1993
  • McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
    McGraw-Hill, 2002. 20 volumes
    College, YRL, SEL/Geology Reference: Q 121 M17 2002
    Biomed Reference: Q 121 M178 2002
    2007 ed: SEL/Boelter Hall Reference: Q 121 M17 2007
  • Oxford Companion to the Earth
    Oxford University Press, 2000
    College Library and SEL/Geology Reference: QE 5 O94 2000
    2003 ed: Oxford Reference Online

Books

Useful subject headings and call number:

  • astronomy - QB
  • astrophysics - QB 460-466
  • climatology - QC 851-899
  • cosmogony - QB 980-991, QE 506
  • cosmology - QB 980-991
  • cosmochemistry - QB 540
  • evolution (biology) - QH 359-425
  • exobiology - QH 320-327
  • geology - QE
  • geophysics - QC 801-809
  • life--origin - QH 325
  • nucleosynthesis - QB 450-464
  • paleontology - QB 600-701
  • seismology - QE 531-541
  • volcanism - QE 521.5-527.75

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