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Call Number | Subject |
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QC 1-999 | Physics |
QC 1-75 | General |
QC 81-114 | Weights and Measures |
QC 170-197 | Atomic Physics (including relativity, quantum theory) |
QC 176-177 | Solid State Physics |
QC 220-246 | Acoustics (sound) |
QC 251-338 | Heat (including thermodynamics) |
QC 350-467 | Optics (light) |
QC 450-454 | Spectroscopy |
QC 474-496 | Radiation Physics (General) |
QC 501-766 | Electricity and Magnetism |
QC 770-798 | Nuclear and Partical Physics |
QC 801-809 | Geophysics (Cosmic physics) |
QC 811-849 | Geomagnetism |
QC 851-999 | Meteorology, Climatology (including the earth's atmosphere) |