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Research Guides: Natural Sciences & Mathematics

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    Climatology and Climatological Data

    This Website is intended as a guide to resources for climatology and meteorology (information related to the study of climate) and climatological data (data obtained from the observation of climatic phenomena).

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    DNA, Genetics and Related Topics *

    The following handout, in PDF format, provides a list of library resources for inquiry into areas such as DNA research, genetics, biotechnology and, more broadly, molecular biology.

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    Geology/Earth Sciences *

    This is a selective list of ready reference resources available on the open shelves at the lower level of SIBL. Areas of topics covered include: minerals, gems, volcanoes, rocks, and fossils as well as related fields of oceanography, meteorology and astronomy.

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    Hurricane of 1938 * (PDF)

    On September 21, 1938 a hurricane devastated the northeastern coastal United States from Long Island to New England. Killing 700 people it was the worst natural disaster to hit this region
     

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    Mathematics

    The field of mathematics encompasses areas such as algebra, geometry, calculus, probability, statistics, vector analysis, logic, and trigonometry.  The following selected mathematics related resources can be found at the lower level of the Science Industry and Business Library (SIBL).

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    Natural History

    This guide is an introduction to some of the natural history resources available in The New York Public Library, especially in the General Research Division. Included within this wide-ranging subject area are zoology, botany, horticulture, gardening and garden design, "man and nature," and the humanistic and philosophical aspects of conservation and ecology.

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    Tsunami Resources at SIBL * (PDF)

    A guide to books, microfiche reports, databases and websites that explore tsunamis and the devastation they cause.

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