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Physical Sciences Resources on the Web
Astronomy | Chemistry
| Energy | Physics
Astronomy
E-Books
on Astronomy
Made available by netLibrary, check out new electronic books
on astronomy.
E-Journals
on Astronomy
Check out selected electronic journals on astronomy--full-text
right to your computer!
ESO
Sky Calendar Tool
"This tool produces a nightime calendar of phenomena
for a single site. The listing includes sun rise and set
times, astronomical twilights (both in civil time and LST),
moon rise and set times and phase for each night in the
month. All times are given for the local time, including
daylight saving times when applicable."
NASA
Astrophysics Data Service
"The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded
project whose main resource is an Abstract Service, which
includes four sets of abstracts: 1) astronomy and astrophysics,
containing 408,096 abstracts; 2) instrumentation, containing
482,173 abstracts; 3) physics and geophysics, containing
289,752 abstracts; and 4) Los Alamos preprint server, containing
2,593 abstracts. Each dataset can be searched by author,
object name (astronomy only), title, or abstract text words."
Includes links to scanned images of over 40,000 astronomy
journal articles.
United
States Naval Observatory (USNO)
The USNO's web site features information on the positions
and motions of celestial objects, computations based on
observable characteristics of celestial objects, as well
as current and predicted future orientation of the Earth
in space. The library section has links to astronomy journals,
some of which are full-text.
Astronomy:
What's Up This Month
This site provides information for locating the planets,
comets, meteor showers, constellations, and other selected
objects for the current month. Includes moon phase chart,
constellation of the month, monthly star charts, etc. Updated
monthly.
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Chemistry
E-Books
on Chemistry
Made available by netLibrary, check out new electronic books
on chemistry.
E-Journals
on Chemistry
Check out selected electronic journals on chemistry--full-text
right to your computer!
World
Wide Web Virtual Library: Chemical Engineering
This subject catalog lists information resources relevant
to Chemical and Process Engineering. Includes links to organizations,
research departments, periodicals, newsgroups, patent information,
etc.
Links
for Chemists
Academic sites, commercial sites, chemistry software, chemistry
resources, jobs on-line.
Internet
Chemistry Resources (Rensselaer)
"The Internet Chemistry Resources list is a selective
list of resources related to chemistry and associated fields.
Resources are organized according to either Internet service
(gopher, ftp, etc.) or subject (e.g., Teaching Resources).
Items may be listed under more than one heading." This
site is searchable.
The
Periodic Table on the WWW (University of Sheffield)
Excellent resource for looking up elements on the periodic
table.
ChemDex
(University of Sheffield)
ChemDex is a searchable database of chemistry resources
on the Internet.
Material
Safety Data Sheets (University of Kentucky)
List of links to material safety data sheets.
Chemie.DE
Web site features chemistry links, conferences, chemistry
departments, job information, chemistry software, newsletter,
etc. This site is available in English or German.
ChemCenter
(American Chemical Society)
ChemCenter provides information on professional services,
conferences, publications, databases, education, resources,
etc. This site is searchable.
ChemFinder
Chemical database that can be searched by chemical name,
CAS Number, molecular formula, or molecular weight.
ChemPage
Links to the chemical industry. Features newsgroups, classified
ads, etc.
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Energy
E-Books
on Energy
Made available by netLibrary, check out new electronic books
on energy.
E-Journals
on Energy
Check out selected electronic journals on energy--full-text
right to your computer!
Yahoo!:
Energy
Substantial list of energy resources from Yahoo.
Nuclear
Age Timeline
Web site from the Department of Energy traces the history
of nuclear energy from the discovery of x-rays and radioactivity
to the explosion of the first atomic bomb through the Cold
War and to the cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex.
U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission
Features news, glossary, school programs, as well as information
on nuclear reactors, radioactive materials, and nuclear
waste. This site is searchable.
Energy
and the Environment (University of Oregon)
List on links related to fossil fuels, the greenhouse effect,
alternative energy resources, acid rain, etc.
Energy
Resource Center (University of Illinois, Chicago)
The Energy Resources Center (ERC) provides local, state,
and federal governments and the public with current information
and advice on energy technology and policy.
Small
Hydropower Systems
Web site provides overview, theory, applications, and case
studies on small hydropower systems.
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Physics
E-Books
on Physics
Made available by netLibrary, check out new electronic books
on physics.
E-Journals
on Physics
Check out selected electronic journals on physics--full-text
right to your computer!
PhysLINK
An easy-to-navigate site rich in material. Access the latest
news and new theories; information regarding employment,
education, and companies; as well as links to online journals
and magazines, physics departments, and physics resources
on the Internet. This site is searchable.
Stephen
Hawking's Universe
Companion web site to the Public Television special on Stephen
Hawking. Contains information on antimatter, black holes,
cosmic rays, planetary motion, quasars, etc.
Physics
2000
Developed at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Physics
2000 is an interactive journey through modern physics. Requires
a Java-enabled browser.
AIP
Physics News
Once a week the American Institute of Physics sums up the
latest advances in physics, from cosmology to nanotubes.
This site is searchable.
Atomic
Physics on the Internet (Weizmann Institute of Science)
Extensive list of atomic servers on the Internet.
Internet
Pilot to Physics (TIPTOP) (Umea University)
Links to physics resources. Includes a section called "The
Virtual Laboratory" which features physics-related
experiments and concepts created in Java, VRML, and Shockwave.
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