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Physics: General Physics

Reference and research sources for physics, astronomy, and geology.

General Physics Reference Books

Physics Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks

Popular Books on Physics

Selected Physics Journals

Library of Congress Call Numbers - Physics Subjects

Library of Congress Call Numbers for physics topics: 

  • QC 1 - 75 (General physics)

  • QC 170 - 197 (Atomic physics)

  • QC 221 - 246 (Acoustics, sound)

  • QC 251 - 338.5 (Heat)

  • QC 310 (Thermodynamics)

  • QC 350 - 467 (Optics, light)

  • QC 450 - 467 (Spectroscopy)

  • QC 501 - 721 (Electricity)

  • QC 750 - 766 (Magnetism)

  • QC 770 - 798 (Nuclear and particle physics, atomic energy, radioactivity)

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