Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias
Why use them?
Dictionaries and encyclopaedias are great to use to start your research
You can:
Define your topic using subject dictionaries
Find background information in encyclopaedias
Identify other keywords and alternative terms for database searching
Recommended sources on your library shelves
Look for these in our libraries. Click on the link to find the location. Ask a librarian if you don't know how to find them
- The Cambridge dictionary of space technology
- The Cambridge handbook of physics formulas
- CRC handbook of chemistry and physics
- Dictionary of pure and applied physics
- Encyclopaedic dictionary of physics:

- Encyclopedia of applied physics
- Encyclopedia of astronomy and astrophysics
- Encyclopedia of mathematical physics
- Encyclopedia of planetary sciences
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Science Library
Private Bag 67 Hobart
Phone: (03) 6226 7217
Fax: (03) 6226 7817
Send Email
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