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Astronomy
A - 1 Bibliography, Year Books, Institutes
A 1-1 Bibliography
A 1-2 Yearbooks
A 1-3 Institutes
A 1-4 Societies, Organizations
A 1-5 Meetings, Collections
A - 2 History of Astronomy
A 2-1 General Literature
A 2-2 Biography
A 2-3 Miscellanea
A - 3 Astronomy in General / Related Fields
A 3-1 Handbooks, Astronomy Dictionaries
A 3-2 Symposium and Colloquium Series, Compendia, Review Series
A 3-3 Textbooks
A 3-4 General Literature, Introductions
A 3-5 Teaching of Astronomy
A 3-6 Popular Astronomy
A 3-7 Astrology, Mythology
A 3-8 Extraterrestrial Life, Astrobiology
A 3-9 Festschriften
A - 4 Instrumentation
A 4-1 Ancient Instruments, History of Telescopes
A 4-2 Telescopes and Domes in General / User Manuals
A 4-3 Optics
A 4-4 Electronics
A 4-5 Photography
A 4-6 Mechanical Design
A 4-7 Chronometry
A 4-8 Spectroscopy
A 4-9 Infrared Techniques
A 4-10 Accessoires
A 4-11 Measuring Instruments and Techniques
A 4-12 Other Instrumental Fields
A 4-13 Photoelectric Devices / Image Tubes / CCD
A 4-14 Site Selection
A 4-15 Electronic Imaging Devices
A 4-16 Interferometry
A - 5 Positional Astronomy
A 5-1 Spherical Astronomy
A 5-2 Astrometry
A 5-3 Catalogs of Accurate Positions and Proper Motions
A 5-4 Star Maps, Charts, Atlases
A 5-5 Almanacs, Calendars, Ephemeris
A 5-6 Geodetic Astronomy, Navigation
A 5-7 Latitude Service
A 5-8 Rotation of the Earth
A 5-9 General
A 5-10 Meridian Astronomy
A - 6 Celestical Mechanics, Orbit Determination
A 6-1 General
A 6-2 Celestial Mechanics
A 6-3 Determination of Orbits
A - 7 Theoretical Astrophysics
A 7-1 Basic and General Problems
A 7-2 Magnetic Fields, Synchrotron Radiation
A 7-3 Radiative Transfer
A 7-4 Stellar Atmospheres
A 7-5 Planetary Atmospheres
A 7-6 Nuclear Processes
A 7-7 Stellar Constitution and Evolution
A 7-8 Planetary Constitution
A 7-9 High Energy
A 7-10 Plasma Astrophysics
A 7-11 Accretion
A - 8 Radio Astronomy
A 8-1 Textbooks, General Books
A 8-2 Techniques
A 8-3 Theory
A 8-4 Radio Telescopes
A 8-5 Interstellar Chemistry
A 8-6 Radiosources
A 8-7 Submillimetre Astronomy
A - 9 Cosmic Rays, X-Rays, Gamma-Rays, UV Radiation, etc.
A 9-1 Cosmic Radiation
A 9-2 X-Rays
A 9-3 Gamma-Rays
A 9-4 Ultraviolet Radiation
A 9-5 Infrared Radiation
A 9-6 General
A - 10 Space Research, Especially Techniques
A 10-1 General
A 10-2 Space Optics
A 10-3 ESA, NASA, Space Missions, Astronomy from Space
A 10-4 Remote Sensing
A - 11 The Sun
A 11-1 Basic and General Problems
A 11-2 Solar Eclipses
A 11-3 Solar Survey
A 11-4 Photosphere, Spectrum, Granulation
A 11-5 Sunspots, Faculae, Solar Activity
A 11-6 Chromosphere, Flares, Prominences
A 11-7 Corona
A 11-8 Electromagnetic and Corpuscular Radiation
A 11-9 Radio Observations
A 11-10 Helioseismology
A - 12 The Earth
A 12-1 General
A 12-2 Structure of the Earth
A 12-3 Atmosphere, Ionosphere
A 12-4 Magnetic Fields
A 12-5 Further Influences of the Sun and Moon
A 12-6 Meteorology
A - 13 The Moon
A 13-1 General
A 13-2 Maps
A 13-3 Surface
A 13-4 Lunar Eclipses
A 13-5 Lunar Exploration
A - 14 The Planets, Planetary Systems, and Extrasolar Planets
A 14-1 Planetary Systems, Extrasolar Planets, Cosmogony
A 14-2 Mercury, Venus, Mars
A 14-3 Minor Planets, Asteroids
A 14-4 Jupiter, Saturn
A 14-5 Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Trans-Plutonian Planet
A 14-6 Planetary Atmospheres
A 14-7 Planetary Interiors
A - 15 Interplanetary Objects
A 15-1 General
A 15-2 Comets
A 15-3 Meteors and Meteorites
A 15-4 Interplanetary Matter, Zodiacal Light
A 15-5 Solar Wind
A - 16 Large Star Catalogs
A 16-1 Durchmusterung
A 16-2 Selected Areas
A 16-3 Other
A - 17 Stars in General
A 17-1 General
A 17-2 Parallaxes, Distances including Parallax Catalogs
A 17-3 Motions including Radial Velocity Catalogs
A 17-4 Photometry including Photometric Catalogs
A 17-5 Spectra, Colors including Catalogs
A 17-6 Luminosities, Masses, Radii, Diagrams
A 17-7 Figure, Rotation
A 17-8 Atmospheres: Observational Studies (Abundances, Magnetic Fields)
A 17-9 Chromospheres, Coroni, Winds, Mass-Loss
A 17-10 Polarization
A 17-11 White Dwarfs
A 17-12 Neutron Stars
A 17-13 Star Birth, Early Stellar Evolution
A - 18 Double Stars, Eclipsing Binaries
A 18-1 General
A 18-2 Visual Double Stars including Catalogs
A 18-3 Eclipsing Binaries including Catalogs
A 18-4 Spectroscopic Binaries including Catalogs
A 18-5 Multiple Stars
A - 19 Variable Stars
A 19-1 General Catalogs of Variable Stars, Ephemeris
A 19-2 General
A 19-3 Cepheids, RR Lyrae Variables
A 19-4 Other Variable Stars
A 19-5 Lists of Observations, Individual Observations
A 19-6 Novae, Cataclysmic Variables
A 19-7 Supernovae
A 19-8 X-Ray Binaries
A - 20 Interstellar Matter, Planetary Nebulae
A 20-1 General
A 20-2 Planetary Nebulae
A 20-3 Emission Nebulae
A 20-4 Reflection Nebulae
A 20-5 Dark Nebulae
A 20-6 Astrochemistry
A 20-7 Interstellar Medium, Molecular Clouds
A - 21 Star Clusters
A 21-1 General
A 21-2 Catalogs of Clusters
A 21-3 Globular Clusters
A 21-4 Open Clusters
A 21-5 Associations
A 21-6 Loose Groups
A 21-7 Dynamics of Clusters
A - 22 Structure and Dynamics of the Galaxy
A 22-1 General
A 22-2 Galactic Structure
A 22-3 Galactic Kinematics and Dynamics
A - 23 Dynamics of Stellar Systems
A 23-1 General
A - 24 Extragalactic Systems
A 24-1 Catalogs
A 24-2 General
A 24-3 Magellanic Clouds
A 24-4 Individual Galaxies (incl. Disks and Bars)
A 24-5 Nuclei of Galaxies, AGNs, Jets
A 24-6 Clusters of Galaxies
A 24-7 Radio Galaxies
A 24-8 Photometry of Galaxies
A 24-9 Halos etc.
A 24-10 Active Galaxies, Seyferts
A 24-11 Intergalactic Medium
A 24-12 Infrared Galaxies
A - 25 Quasars and Other Peculiar Objects
A 25-1 General
A 25-2 Quasi Stellar Systems, QSO, Quasars
A 25-3 Pulsars
A 25-4 Black Holes
A - 26 Cosmology
A 26-1 General
A 26-2 Theoretical, Particle Astrophysics
A 26-3 Observational
Engineering / Computers
E 1 Project Management
E 1-1 General
E 1-2 Network Planning
E 1-3 Quality Control
E 2 Technical Handbooks
E 2-1 General
E 2-2 Technical Dictionaries
E 2-3 Technical Glossaries
E 3 Mechanics
E 3-1 General
E 3-2 Materials
E 3-3 Mechanics of Materials
E 3-4 Vacuum Technology
E 3-5 Standards
E 3-6 Thermodynamics
E 3-7 Machinery
E 4 Electricity
E 4-1 General
E 4-2 Official Regulations
E 4-3 Materials and Installation
E 5 Electronics
E 5-1 General
E 5-2 Theoretical Engineering
E 5-3 Tubes
E 5-4 Semiconductors
E 5-5 Supraconductors
E 5-6 Integrated Circuits
E 5-7 Circuitry
E 5-8 Logic
E 5-9 Pulse Technique
E 5-10 Digital Technique
E 5-11 Systems Engineering
E 5-12 Servo Technique
E 5-13 Control and Automation
E 5-14 Instrumentation
E 5-15 Propagation Communication
E 5-16 Materials and Integration
E 5-17 Microcircuits and Packaging
E 5-18 Signal Processing
E 5-19 Image Processing
E 5-20 Opto-electronics
E 5-21 Standards
E 5-22 Power supply
E 5-23 High frequency technics
E 6 Computers
E 6-1 General
E 6-2 Hardware, Computer Systems Hardware
E 6-3 Software, Operating Systems and Languages
E 6-4 Computer Storage Devices
E 6-5 Software: Application Programs
E 6-6 Communications
E 6-7 CAD (Computer Aided Design)
E 6-8 Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Virtual Reality
E 6-9 Retrieval and Databases
E 6-10 Parallel and Vector Processing, Algorithms
E 7 Civil Engineering
E 7-1 General
E 7-2 Structure
E 7-3 Second Work
E 7-4 Heating, Airconditioning
E 7-5 Electricity
E 7-6 Piping and Sanitaries
E 7-7 Handling Equipment
Handbooks / Dictionaries
H - 1 Dictionaries (non-technical)
H - 2 Organizational Matters, Organizational Behavior
H - 3 Bibliographies (non-astronomical)
H - 4 Library Matters
H - 5 Varia
H - 6 Safety
H - 7 Leadership
H - 8 Management
H - 9 Time Management
H - 10 Negotiation, Mediation
Mathematics
M 1 Algebra
M 1-1 General
M 1-2 Group Theory
M 1-3 Linear Algebra
M 1-4 Universal Algebra
M 2 Analysis
M 2-1 General
M 2-2 Real and Complex Analysis
M 2-3 Functional Analysis
M 2-4 Differential Equations
M 2-5 Integral Equations
M 3 Measure Theory
M 3-1 General
M 4 Topology
M 4-1 General Topology
M 4-2 Topological Groups
M 4-3 Algebraic Topology
M 4-4 Differential Topology
M 5 Geometry
M 5-1 Pure Geometry
M 5-2 Algebraic Geometry
M 5-3 Differential Geometry
M 5-4 Fractal Geometry
M 6 Foundations of Mathematics
M 6-1 Logics
M 6-2 History
M 7 Statistics, Information Theory, Combinatorics
M 7-1 Statistics
M 7-2 Information Theory
M 7-3 Graph Theory
M 8 Applied Mathematics
M 8-1 General
M 8-2 Computer Theory
M 8-3 Numerical Methods
M 8-4 Mathematical Analysis
M 8-5 Image Processing (Data Analysis)
M 9 Mathematical Tables
M 9-1 Trigonometric Functions
M 9-2 Other Functions
M 10 Mathematical Handbooks, etc.
M 10-1 General Mathematical Handbooks
M 10-2 Mathematical Problems
Physics
PH 1 General
PH 1-1 Handbooks
PH 1-2 Textbooks (general)
PH 1-3 Textbooks (experimental), Practical Physics
PH 1-4 Textbooks (theoretical Physics)
PH 1-5 Textbooks (mathematical Physics)
PH 1-6 Tables, Formulae, Units
PH 1-7 Popular Physics, General Literature
PH 1-8 Philosophy of Science, Concepts
PH 1-9 Biographies
PH 2 Mechanics
PH 2-1 General
PH 2-2 Dynamics
PH 2-3 Statistical Mechanics
PH 2-4 Fluid Mechanics and Dynamics
PH 3 Thermodynamics
PH 3-1 General
PH 4 Gasdynamics: Plasma Physics
PH 4-1 General
PH 4-2 Gas Dynamics
PH 4-3 Plasma Physics
PH 5 Optics
PH 5-1 General
PH 5-2 Theoretical Optics
PH 5-3 Optical Instruments, general
PH 5-4 Testing of Optics, Scattering, Standards
PH 5-5 Optical Tables
PH 5-6 Refraction
PH 5-7 Interferometry
PH 5-8 Spectroscopy
PH 5-9 Polarization
PH 5-10 Holography
PH 5-11 Proceedings
PH 5-12 Quantum Optics
PH 5-13 Fiber Optics, Optical Waveguides
PH 5-14 Diffraction
PH 5-15 Optical Technology
PH 5-16 Optical Remote Sensing
PH 5-17 Radiometry and Photometry
PH 5-18 Adaptive Optics
PH 5-19 Active Optics
PH 6 Electricity and Magnetism
PH 6-1 General
PH 6-2 Electricity
PH 6-3 Magnetism
PH 6-4 Electronics
PH 6-5 Transistors
PH 7 Atomic, Molecular and Quantum Physics
PH 7-1 General
PH 7-2 Atomic Physics
PH 7-3 Molecular Physics
PH 7-4 Quantum Physics
PH 7-5 Atomic Spectra
PH 7-6 Molecular Spectra
PH 7-7 Atomic Processes
PH 7-8 Molecular Processes
PH 8 Nuclear Physics
PH 8-1 General
PH 8-2 Nuclear Processes
PH 9 High Energy Physics
PH 9-1 General
PH 9-2 Accelerators
PH 9-3 Cosmic Rays
PH 9-4 Gamma Ray Physics
PH 9-5 X-Ray Physics
PH 10 Theory of Relativity
PH 10-1 General
PH 10-2 Gravitation
PH 11 Solid State Physics
PH 11-1 General
PH 11-2 Conductivity
PH 11-3 Cristallography
PH 11-4 Lasers and Masers
PH 12 Technical Physics
PH 12-1 General
PH 13 Infrared Physics
PH 13-1 General
PH 13-2 Infrared Instrumentation and Techniques
PH 14 Ultraviolet Physics
PH 14-1 General
PH 15 Physical Chemistry
PH 15-1 General
PH 16 Image-Recording and Photography
PH 16-1 General
PH 16-2 Documentation
PH 16-3 Image Recording
PH 17 Hydrodynamics
PH 17-1 General
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