The following e-books may be helpful in preparing for this test. Click on the title to be taken directly to the book. Please note that a netLibrary account must be established using a Shorter College Library computer before an e-book can be checked out.

De Pree, Christopher Gordon, and Alan Axelrod. The complete idiot's guide to astronomy. New York: Alpha, 1999.

Kuhn, Karl F. In quest of the universe. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett, 1998.

Palen, Stacy E. Schaum's outline of theory and problems of astronomy. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002

Ridpath, Ian. A dictionary of astronomy. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1997.

Smith, Roger. The solar system. Pasadena: Salem, 1998.

Subject Heading

Use this term when performing a subject search for books on this topic in the Shorter library catalog or netLibrary:

Astronomy.

Dewey Call Numbers

Browse the shelves near the following call numbers to find books on this topic:

520 - 523

Intercampus Loans

Request an intercampus loan only after you have exhausted the above resources. Fill in all blanks down to the section labeled "DANTES Materials." Follow the directions given in the "DANTES Materials" section, stop, scroll to the bottom, and click the "submit" button. You will be contacted when your materials are ready to be picked up.