Background information can help you prepare for further research by explaining concepts related to your topic, especially if you are researching an unfamiliar topic or discipline. Entries in reference resources tend to be short and can help you get started with research on a new topic, identify trends in a subject area, and define unfamiliar terms or people from your readings. Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases and handbooks.
The Astronomical Almanac for the Year
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB8 .U1
Cambridge Astronomy Dictionary
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB14 .C34 1996
Encyclopedia of the Solar System
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB501 .E53 2007
History of Astronomy: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB15 .H624 1997
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QC5 .M15 1996
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
CALL NUMBER: Ref. Q121 .M3 2007
The Solar System
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB501 .S627 2010
Astronomical Phenomena for the Year
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB9 .U55
Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB136 .Z65 2007
Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QC61 .K3 1995
