Reference books listed below represent some of the resources available in the library for starting research in the fields of Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Science & Technology, Engineering and Invention. Assistance in locating information is available at the Reference Desk, including Website references for students and teachers.
ASTRONOMY
Astronomy and Space: From the Big Bang to the Big Crunch.
3 vols., UXL, 1997.
[R] 500.503 ENGEL
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Astronomy. McGraw-Hill,
1993.
[R] 520.3 MCGRAW
The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia. Van Nostrand,
1992.
[R] 520.3 ASTRO
BIOLOGY
Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Walter de Gruyter, 1997.
[R] 572.03 CONCISE
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology. Academic Press,
1995.
[R] 577.03 ENCYCLOP
The Encyclopedia of Animal Biology. Facts on File,
1987.
[R] 591 ENC
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Human Body and How
it Works. Exeter Books, 1979.
[R] 612.003
CHEMISTRY
Chemical and Process Technology Encyclopedia. McGraw-Hill,
1974.
[R] 660 C
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry. Walter de Gruyter,
1994.
[R] 540.3 CONCISE
Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology.
Wiley, 1985.
[R] 660.03 KIRK
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry. Macmillan Reference,
1997.
[R] 540.3 MACMILLA
MATHEMATICS
Biographical Encyclopedia of Mathematicians. Marshall
Cavendish, 1999.
[R] 510.922 BIOGRAPH
Mathematics Dictionary (5th ed.), Chapman & Hall,
1992.
[R] 510.3 JAMES
PHYSICS
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Physics. McGraw-Hill, 1993.
[R] 530.03 MCGRAW
The Encyclopedia of Physics. Van Nostrand Reinhold,
1990.
[R] 530.3 ENCYC
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND INVENTION
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
Vols.1-20, 1998.
[R] 503 MCGRAW
Engineering Encyclopedia: A Condensed Encyclopedia
and Mechanical Dictionary for engineers, mechanics, technical
schools, industrial plants and public libraries 1963.
[R] 620.3 J
Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia of Invention and Technology.
Oxford University. 1992.
[R] 603 OXF
Note: Materials are available at Charleston County Public Library.