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Animations for Physics and Astronomy: Penn State Schuylkill
http://rt210.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/mech/indexer_mech.html
A brilliant site that demonstrates the properties of physics in short video files (no audio). Videos require either Windows Media Player or QuickTime Video player (free to download). Presented by Dr.'s Michael Gallis and Ping Wang. Note the navigation on the left menu bar.
Atmospheric Optics
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/
Dramatic visual explanations for the optial phenomena seen both day to day and on the rare occasion. Once you find a topic area, follow the navigation arrows at the top of each page. At the end of each artical, you will find several images of each phenomenon.
Multimedia Physics Studios
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/index.html
The Multimedia Physics Studios consists of a collection of GIF animations and accompanying explanations of major physics concepts.
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Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile has coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, and other subjects.
Science Resource Center
Collection of reference, science magazines, photos, illustrations, sound and video clips, and links to specially selected Web sites.
Scientific American Archive Online
Entire editorial content of Scientific American, with all special issues, in high quality PDF files.
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Most books on topics related to physics can be found in the 530's. It is best to do a subject search on the term physics, or on a related subtopic, such as 'optics' or 'quantum theory'.
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