Books Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks Don't overlook basic reference sources when first researching a topic. Check subject-specific encyclopedias to get an overview of your topic. Many encyclopedia articles have footnotes that will lead you to additional sources. Also included below are dictionaries specific to physics. Foreign language science dictionaries are also available in the Reference area in the library.
Handbooks are often useful for locating data and formulae.
Encyclopedias Encyclopedia of Advanced Materials. E562 Encyclopedia of Applied Physics. Handbuch der Physik. G31 Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics. M167 McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Physics.