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• Annals of the Harvard College Observatory, Vol. VIII, (1876)
  Available through the ADS
• Annals of the Harvard College Observatory, Vol. VIII, (1876)
  Includes color images of the L. Trouvelot plates
• Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution, Vol. 1 (1900)
  Available through the ADS
• Astronomiæ instauratæ mechanica (1602)
  by Tycho Brahe. Digital Edition. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 1999
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series
• Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium
  Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy-Space Studies Board, National Research Council
• Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology
  editors: G. Senjanovic, A. Yu. Smirnov, and G. Thompson. Published : Trieste, Italy : ICTP--The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 2001.
• A Catalogue of Quasars and Active Nuclei (9th edition)
  M.-P. Véron-Cetty and P. Véron
• Consolidated Lunar Atlas
  by Gerald P. Kuiper, Ewen A. Whitaker, Robert G. Strom, John W. Fountain, and Stephen M. Larson; a collection of photographic images of the moon.
• CRAF Handbook for Frequency Management
  European Science Foundation. Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies.
• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
  Valid Harvard or SAO ID and PIN required for full-text access.
• Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
  by Bowker and Hughes (NASA SP-206); a reference manual to the global photographic coverage of the Moon.
• Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers
  by Karl J. Astrom and Richard M. Murray, Version 2.10e.
• Gravitational Waves : A Challenge to Theoretical Astrophysics
  editors V. Ferrari, J.C. Miller, L. Rezzolla. Published : Trieste, Italy : ICTP--The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 2001.
• Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics
  by Martin Zombeck
• A Heat Transfer Textbook (3rd edition)
  by John H. Lienhard IV, and John H. Lienhard V
• Library and information services in astronomy (LISA Conference proceedings)
  Proceedings of the occassional Library and Information Services in Astronomy conferences.
• Manuscript 72 of Galileo Galilei (notes on motion)
  Presented through a joint project of Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, and Florence Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin.
• National Academy Press
  Read the full text of over 1,500 books published by the National Academy Press.
• Numerical Recipes in C: the art of scientific computing
  (second edition) Requires a special plug-in. Click here to get the plug-in.
• Numerical Recipes in Fortran 77
  (second edition) Requires a special plug-in. Click here to get the plug-in.
• Numerical Recipes in Fortran 90
  (second edition) Requires a special plug-in. Click here to get the plug-in.
• Origin of the Moon
  edited by W.K. Hartmann, R.J. Phillips, G. J. Taylor
• Physics in a New Era: An Overview
  National Academy of Science, Board on Physics and Astronomy
• Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
  Cambridge University Press' publications from IAU conferences, including Colloquia, Symposia, Transactions A and B and Highlights of Astronomy, beginning in 2005
• Safari Books Online
  A collection of computer manuals for software and programming skills.
• Science and Engineering Indicators 2000
  The National Science Foundation's examination of the current state of science and engineering in the United States.
• The Space Science Enterprise 2000 Strategic Plan
• SPIE e-books Note:Refresh your browser if page doesn't load immediately.
  Contains field guides, tutorial texts, SPIE Press monographs, authoritative reference books, textbooks, and handbooks that cover astronomy and astronomical optics, biomedical optics and medical imaging, communication and information technologies, defense and industrial sensing, electronic imaging and processing, micro- and nano- technologies, and optics and electro-optics.
• Springer eBook collection in Physics & Astronomy (2005-2011)
  The collection includes nuclear physics, condensed matter, optics and lasers, theoretical and applied physics, astrophysics and space science. Access is provided via Springerlink to content published from 2005 to 2011.
• STScI Online Conference Proceedings
• Systema Saturnium (1659)
  by Christiaan Huygens. Digital Edition. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 1999
• Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum (1578)
  by Jacques Dauphinois Besson. Digital Edition. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 1999
• Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2000
  A report from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on the status of women and minorities in science and engineering.
• X-ray Data Booklet (2001)
  Center for X-ray Optics and Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory