Astronomy

Reference and Circulating Books Electronic Books Periodicals Websites Subject Headings Additional Materials

Reference and Circulating Books:

The MPC Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System (LC System) to organize its collections. Books about Astronomy are shelved in the QB section.
Below is the subclass:
QB 1 - 991

For a more detailed information about this subclass, go to http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco

Reference books are located on the main (second) floor, and circulating books are located on the third floor.

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Periodicals:

Websites:

Hayden Planetarium's Academic Home	http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/index.php
Planetary data system	http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space	http://seds.org/
Solar System Exploration	http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm
National Optical Astronomy Organization	http://www.noao.edu/
Exploring Planets in the Classroom: Hands-on Activities	http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia	http://www.obspm.fr/encycl/encycl.html
Constellations and Their Stars	http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
Sky Information	http://www.griffithobs.org/Skyinfo.html
Earth and Moon Viewer	http://www.fourmilab.to/earthview/
Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy	http://www.mira.org
Astronomical Society of the Pacific	http://www.astrosociety.org/
NASA	http://www.nasa.gov

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