About the Collection

The Physics & Astronomy collection contains 36,000 volumes and 300 periodical titles. The physics holdings, which make up two-thirds of the collection, emphasize theoretical and experimental atomic, nuclear and particle physics, relativity, quantum theory, mathematical physics, high energy physics, optics, radiation, and radioactivity. Additionally, material on mechanics, heat, electricity, fluids, acoustics, magnetism, thermodynamics, spectrometry, solid state physics, and some molecular and chemical physics are collected to support faculty research. The astronomy collection is strong in descriptive astronomy and astrophysics and contains a large number of astronomical and observatory bulletins as well as nautical almanacs.