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Chemistry
Environment
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Physics
Technology

General Science

Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. 2005. 4 vols. (R. 503 En197)
Reader's Guide to the History of Science. 2000. (Credo)
Science in the Ancient World: An Encyclopedia. 2004. (Credo)
Science in the Contemporary World: An Encyclopedia. 2005. (Credo)
Science in the Early Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia. 2005. (Credo)
Science in the Enlightenment: An Encyclopedia. 2003. (Credo)
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia. 9th ed. 2002. 2 vols. (R. 503 V33 2002)

Biology

Animals and Science: A Guide to the Debates. 2002. (Credo)
Concise Encyclopedia Biology. 1996. (R. 574 C74)
Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology. 2004. (Credo)
Dictionary of Genetics. 7th ed. 2006. (R. 576.5 K58)
Dictionary of Microbiology & Molecular Biology. 3rd ed. 2006. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs. 1997. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Evolution. 2002. 2 vols. (R. 576.8 En19)
Encyclopedia of Human Development. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Insects. 2003. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Paleontology. 1999. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of the Human Genome. 2005. (Credo)
Evolution Wars: A Guide to the Debates. 2000. (Credo)
Human Evolution: A Guide to the Debates . 2004. (Credo)
Keywords and Concepts in Evolutionary Developmental Biology. 2003. (Credo)

Chemistry

Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry. 1993. (R. 540 C74)
Condensed Encyclopedia of Polymer Engineering Terms. 2001. (Credo)
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 88th ed. 2008. (R. 540 C85 2007)
Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Chemistry. 5th ed. 2005. (R. 540 V33)

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Earth & Space Sciences

Astronomy Encyclopedia. 2002. (Credo)
Dictionary of Physical Geography. 3rd ed. 2000. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences. 1996. 2 vols. (R. 550.3 M11)
Encyclopedia of the Solar System. 2nd ed. 2007. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. 2000. (Credo)

Environment

Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology. 4th ed. 2008. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management. 1998. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology. 1995. 3 vols. (R. 574.5 En19)
Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering. 3rd ed. 1992. 2 vols. (R. 628.03 EN19)
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, 2nd ed. 2012. (Sage)

Medicine

Black's Medical Dictionary. 42nd ed. 2010. (Credo)
Black's Veterinary Dictionary. 2005. (Credo)
Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease. 2003. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Disability. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Global Health. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Health & Aging. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior. 2004. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Health Care Management. 2004. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures. 2004. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Obesity. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain. 2002. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Women's Health. 2004. (Credo)
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 14th ed. 1998. 2 vols. (R. 616 H24)
Human Body Book: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function and Disorders. 2009. (Credo)
Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. 14th ed. 2006. (R. 615.1 M53)
New Harvard Guide to Women's Health. 2004. (Credo)
SAGE Handbook of Healthcare. 2008. (Sage)

Physics

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 88th ed. 2008. (R. 540 C85 2007)

Encyclopedia of Energy. 2004. (Credo)

Encyclopedia of Physics. 2004. (R. 530.3 R72)

Technology

Encyclopedia of 20th Century Technology . 2005. (Credo)

Encyclopedia of Computer Science. 4th ed. 2003. (Credo)