Research Guides: Physics: Encyclopedias

What is an encyclopedia?

A subject-specific encyclopedia (or encyclopedic set) is a single (or multi-volume) reference work that provides background information on a more specialized discipline.

Print Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Physics by Rosen, Joe
Call Number: REF QC5 .R596 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Presents approximately 600 cross-referenced entries, from "aberration" to "Zeeman effect."
Concise Encyclopedia of Magnetic and Superconducting Materials, 2nd ed. by Buschow, K.H.J.
Call Number: REF QC764.52 .C66 2006
Publication Date: 2006
Contains 214 articles discuss aspects of magnetic and superconducting materials and includes photographs, line drawings and tables to aid the understanding of the topic at hand.