Astronomy 106 - History of Astronomy: Find Books

To browse the library shelves for Astronomy books use the general call numbers below.  You will find the QB section in the library's NORTH Stacks. 

QB ASTRONOMY

1-139 General 

140-237 Practical and spherical astronomy 

275-343 Geodesy 

349-421 Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics 

460-466 Astrophysics 

468-480 Non-optical methods of astronomy 

495-903 Descriptive astronomy  (incl. Solar system) 

980-991 Cosmogony   Cosmology

Ever wonder how books are shelved?

In this library we use The Library of Congress Classification System to organize books on the shelves. The LC SYSTEM organizes material in libraries according to twenty-one branches of knowledge called classes. The system uses letters to represent the twenty-one broad branches of knowledge. The letters I, O, W, X AND Y are not used.

 The twenty-one classes are:

A – GENERAL WORKS

B – PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION

C – AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY

D – HISTORY: GENERAL & OUTSIDE THE AMERICAS

E – HISTORY: UNITED STATES

F – HISTORY: UNITED STATES LOCAL & AMERICAS

G – GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION

H – SOCIAL SCIENCE

J – POLITICAL SCIENCE

K – LAW

L – EDUCATION

M – MUSIC & BOOKS ON MUSIC

N – FINE ARTS

P – LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Q – SCIENCE

R – MEDICINE

S – AGRICULTURE

T – TECHNOLOGY

U – MILITARY SCIENCE

V – NAVAL SCIENCE

Z – BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIBRARY SCIENCE & INFORMATION RESOURCES

These twenty-one broad subject areas are further divided into more specific subject areas by adding one or two additional letters as well as some numbers. For a more detailed breakdown of any subject, go to the Library of Congress web page. 

So, How Do I Find a Book on the Shelf?

Try this exercise, which was put together by the librarians at Kent State University, to see if you have figured out the Library of Congress system!

Finding Books on Your Topic 

Once you have chosen a topic and done your background research you will be ready to conduct more comprehensive research using books.

Use the Library Catalog to find books available in the Library. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword. 

Use the following Search Terms to find books on your topic:

Astronomy, Astronomy History, Asteroids, Astronauts, Big Bang Theory , Black Holes, Solar System, Galaxies, Planets, Stars

Search for Astronomers:

Cleomedes; Copernicus, Nicolas; Galilei, Galileo; Hubble, Edwin

 

Here are few E-books available electronically which may may help you with your research: