Research Guides: Astronomy: Find Books

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Stacks Guide to the Astronomy Collection

Baker-Berry Collections Guide
Check out how Baker-Berry Library is laid out, where you can find our different collections, and where different call number ranges are located within the library.

The astronomy collection is housed in the Baker-Berry Library, specifically in Berry Level 4.

Bound volumes of journals are shelved alphabetically by title and books in astronomy are shelved by Library of Congress call number in the Baker-Berry stacks. Astronomy books are classed in the QB's.

QB 1-991           Astronomy
QB 1-139           General
QB 140-237       Practical and spherical astronomy
QB 275-343       Geodesy
QB 349-421       Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics
QB 455-456       Astrogeology
QB 460-466       Astrophysics
QB 468-480       Non-optical methods of astronomy
QB 495-903       Descriptive astronomy
QB 980-991       Cosmogony - Cosmology

Library of Congress Classification Outline - Q
For slightly more detailed information about how the subject breaks down further, view the interactive Library of Congress Classification Outline for the Qs provided by the Library of Congress.

If We Don't Own It

Did you know that you can request items that the library doesn't own?

Interlibrary Loan
Dartmouth's Interlibrary Loan system. Request books, chapters, articles, -- anything Dartmouth doesn't own and we'll borrow it from another library for you.
BorrowDirect
Request books (only) from a small, but strong, group of libraries (the Ivies). Often the fastest option for getting books that Dartmouth doesn't own, or that are missing or checked out.

Howe Library

If you're a Dartmouth student, you can get a free library card to the the public Howe library in Hanover!

Although the Dartmouth Libraries have a solid amount of books for leisure reading (try searching for some of your favorite titles in the catalog - see what you find!), public libraries specialize in these kinds of titles, including audiobook and eBook formats. Sign up for a library card to get access to their collections.

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