Astronomy
For additional assistance, contact Maliaca Oxnam
People & Organizations
Limited to University of Arizona students, faculty, staff and library users.
Electronic resource is also available.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Biography and Genealogy Master Index 
(Available through Arizona University Libraries Council)
Index where you can find information about more than 4 million current and historical persons.
The society promotes planetary exploration and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence as well as space science by facilitating communication of information and ideas between scientists. The site itself contains a huge reservoir of planetary news including links, Carl Sagan's Universe and related sites, current projects, web links on planetary science and Mars missions.
The Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona
Information on undergraduate and graduate programs, research programs, spacecraft missions, conferences, colloquia, resources and outreach programs.
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
SEDS is an independent, student-based organization which promotes the exploration and development of space. On their web page you will find a space image archive, a Mars exploration page, the space shuttle schedule, and much more.
The American Astronomical Society (AAS), established 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America.
USGS - Asterogeology and Research Progam
Provides mission support through activities such as assisting in the mapping of landing sites, processing image data, and geologic mapping.
PRINTED RESOURCES
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Q 141 .D5 Science Ref
Chamber's Concise Dictionary of Scientists
Q 141 .C33 1989 Science Ref
Short biographies of men and women involved in scientific endeavors in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Includes a list of Nobel prize winners and a chronology of major scientific events from BC - 1988.
Who's Who in Science and Engineering
(Available through Arizona University Libraries Council)
Q141 .W576 2000-2001 Science Ref
Biographical Index to American Science: The Seventeenth Century to 1920
Q 141 .E373 1990 Science Ref
The Naturalists' Directory and Almanac, International
Q 145 .S4 Science Ref
Index to contemporary naturalists of the world and their special interests. Includes geographical and subject indexes.
