Swarthmore College Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Useful Links for Department Members

• Library - Tripod search
• Library - Recommended databases
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• College's academic calendar
• College's registrar's page
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• Blackboard
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• List of available demos
• Astronomy group
• College Chapter of Sigma Xi
  

Astronomy Links

General

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• NSSDC photo gallery
• This week's sky at a glance (Sky and Telescope)
• CfA's Sky report
• Hubble Space Telescope Electronic Information Service
• Project Galileo (JPL)
• Comets and meteor showers
• Students for the Exploration of Deep Space
• This week's news from Sky & Telescope
• Astronomy HyperText Book

Databases

• ADS Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstract Service
• SIMBAD USA
• SIMBAD User's Guide
• NASA Data Server

Other Research Institutions

• The Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium (Swarthmore College is a member)
• Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Professional Societies

• The American Astronomical Society
• The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  

Physics Links

Basic Physics Information

• APS Server
• Mathematical Physics Electronic Journal
• Mathematical Physics Preprint Archive (mp_arc)
• Physics e-print Archives
• Physics - SLAC Physics Preprints
• Physics - CalTech Theoretical HEP Server
• Physics - CalTech Experimental HEP Server
• Physics - McGill Pointers
• Yahoo! Physics Web Pointers

Data Visualization

• AVS interface
• Geometry Center Server
• Graphics Places
• Mathematica
• Matlab
• San Diego Supercomputer and Khoros Archives

Geophysics/GIS

• Map-Collection Server
• National Geospatial Data Clearinghous