Research Guides: PHYS 100 Space, Time, and Spacetime: Finding Books and Background Info

Finding Background Info on Materials and Art

You can always try searching the William and Mary Libraries catalog and then narrow the Material Type to books, book chapters, or reference entries (this video is a refresher on searching the catalog; some of the details are different but the process remains the same). However, some of the specific background resources below may also be useful.

Useful subject headings include:

Astronomy
Astrophysics
Quantum theory
Cosmology
Space and time
and more (find a good book and look for more using the subjet headings)! You can also add "popular works" to your search to find books written for general audiences

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
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Information on many subjects from the 14th century BC-21st century AD drawn from reference books published by Oxford University Press. Coverage: Varies by title.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Digitized reference books (encyclopedias, directories, dictionaries, thesauri, atlases, quotation dictionaries, handbooks, etc.) in many subjects. Searchable full text across all volumes. Date coverage: Varies by title. Access available to unlimited users.

PHYS 100 Space, Time, and Spacetime

Selected Books

Finding Background Info on Materials and Art

Search the W&M Libraries Catalog