Feinberg, Gerald. Life Beyond Earth: The Intelligent Earthling's Guide to Life in the Universe. New York, NY: Morrow, 1980. Morrison Planetarium QB54 .F34 1980.

Goldsmith, Donald. The Hunt for Life on Mars. New York, NY: Dutton, 1997. Morrison Planetarium QB641 .G65 1997.

Goldsmith, Donald. The Search for Life in the Universe. Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co, 1980. Morrison Planetarium QB54.G58 1980.

Koerner, David. Here Be Dragons: The Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial Life. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. Morrison Planetarium QB54 .K54 2000.

Pickover, Clifford A. The Science of Aliens. New York, NY: Basic Books, 1998. Morrison Planetarium QB54 .P53 1998.

Sagan, Carl. Carl Sagan’s Universe. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Morrison Planetarium QB54 .C37 1997.

Shostak, Seth G. Sharing the Universe: Perspectives on Extraterrestrial Life. Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Hills Books, 1998. Morrison Planetarium QB54 .S56 1998.

The Search for Life's Origins: Progress and Future Directions in Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1990. Main QH325 .S43 1990.

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The Astrobiology Web

Center for Mars Exploration

NASA Ames Research Center Astrobiology Website

NASA Astrobiology Institute

NASA Center for Computational Astrobiology

SETI Institute Online

Abell, George O, David Morrison and Sidney Wolff. Exploration of the Universe. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders College Pub., 1991. Morrison Planetarium QB45 .A16 1991.

Barnes-Svarney, Patricia L. Through the Telescope: A Guide for the Amateur Astronomer. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2000. Morrison Planetarium QB64 .B37 2000.

Bartusiak, Marcia. Through a Universe Darkly: A Cosmic Tale of Ancient Ethers, Dark Matter, and the Fate of the Universe. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Morrison Planetarium QB791.3 .B36 1993.

Begelman, Mitchell C. Turn Right at Orion. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Pub., 2000. Morrison Planetarium QB857.7 .B44 2000.

Cattermole, Peter John. Venus, the Geological Story. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994. MP QB621 .C38 1994.

Chaisson, Eric. Astronomy Today. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. Morrison Planetarium QB43.2 .C44 1999.

Davidson, Norman. Sky Phenomena: A Guide to Naked-eye Observation of the Stars. Hudson, NY: Lindisfarne Press, 1993. Morrison Planetarium QB63 .D38 1993.

Dickinson, Terrence. NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 1998. Morrison Planetarium QB64 .D533 1998.

Dickinson, Terrence. The Universe – And Beyond. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 1999. Morrison Planetarium QB44.2 .D52 1999.

Fix, John D. Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier. Boston, MA: WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1999. Morrison Planetarium QB43.2 .F59 1999.

Gribbin, John R. Origins: Our Place in Hubble's Universe. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1998. Morrison Planetarium QB44.2 .G758 1998.

Hamblin, W. Kenneth and Eric H. Christiansen. Exploring the Planets: An Introduction to Planetary Geology. New York, NY: Macmillan Pub. Co.; London: Collier Macmillan, 1990. Morrison Planetarium QB603 .G46 H36 1990.

Harrington, Philip S. Touring the Universe through Binoculars: A Complete Astronomer's Guidebook. New York, NY: Wiley, 1990. Morrison Planetarium QB64 .H37 1990.

Hathaway, Nancy. The Friendly Guide to the Universe. New York, NY: Viking, 1994. Morrison Planetarium QB43.2 .H373 1994.

Moore, Patrick. Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Public QB63 .M63 1996.

Moore, Patrick. The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy. New York, NY: Orion Books, 1987. Morrison Planetarium & REF QB14 .I58 1987.

Moore, Patrick. The Observer’s Year: 366 Nights of the Universe. New York, NY: Springer, 1998. Morrison Planetarium QB63 .M653 1998.

Ridpath, Ian. Collins Pocket Guide to Stars and Planets. London: HarperCollins, 1993. Morrison Planetarium QB64 .R52 1993.

Ridpath, Ian. Stars and Planets. New York, NY: DK Pub., 1998. Public & Biodiv REF QB63 .R527 1998.

Schaaf, Fred. 40 Nights to Knowing the Sky: A Night-by-Night Skywatching Primer. New York, NY: H. Holt, 1998. Morrison Planetarium QB64 .S423 1998.

Schaaf, Fred. Seeing the Sky: 100 Projects, Activities, and Explorations in Astronomy. New York, NY: Wiley, 1990. Main & Morrison Planetarium QB64 .S42 1990.

Schaaf, Fred. Seeing the Solar System: Telescopic Projects, Activities, and Explorations in Astronomy. New York, NY: Wiley, 1991. Morrison Planetarium QB64 .S42 1991.

Voit, Mark. Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe. New York, NY: H.N. Abrams, 2000. Morrison Planetarium QB500.25 .V65 2000.

Weissman, Paul R. Encyclopedia of the Solar System. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1999. REF & Morrison Planetarium QB501 .E53 1999.

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Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Space and the Universe. New York, NY: Dorling Kindersley Multimedia, 1996. Pub AV/Multimedia QB14 .E94 1996.

The Astronomers. This is a PBS video and is not available. Copies may be borrowed from Morrison Planetarium library.

Cosmos, Carl Sagan. This is a PBS video and is not available. Copies may be borrowed from Morrison Planetarium library.

The Creation of the Universe. [Alexandria, Va.]: PBS Video; Atlanta, GA: Turner Home Entertainment, c1995. Pub QB982 .C74 1995. 88 minutes.

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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Hubble Space Telescope Main Site

Hubble Space Telescope News Release Page

Mars Exploration Program

NSSDC Photo Gallery

NASA JSC Digital Image Collection

The Nine Planets

Welcome to the Planets

Searching for Life in our Solar System

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GEOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA (EARTHQUAKES)
BOOKS

:15 : Fifteen Seconds: The Great California Earthquake of 1989: A Book to Benefit Earthquake Victims. San Francisco, CA: Tides Foundation, 1989. Public and Main REF F868 .S156 F54 1989.

Ayer, Eleanor H. Earthquake Country: Traveling California's Fault Lines. Frederick, CO: Renaissance House, 1992. REF Wild California QE535.2 .C3 A94 1992.

Bortugno, Edward J. Living on the Fault II: A Field Guide to the Visible Evidence of the San Andreas Fault. Oakland, CA: BAREPP, 1990. REF Wild California QE606.5 .U5 B672 1990.

Bronson, William. The Earth Shook, the Sky Burned. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1959. Main 979.461 .B789e.

California at Risk: Reducing Earthquake Hazards, 1987-1992. Sacramento, CA: California Seismic Safety Commission, 1989. Main QE535.2 .C3 C35 1989.

Deshpande, B. G. Earthquakes, Animals and Man. Pune, India: Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science, 1987. Main QE538.8 .D47 1987.

Gere, James M. Terra Non Firma: Understanding and Preparing for Earthquakes. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman, 1984. REF QE534.2 .G47 1984.

Gilbert, Grove Carl. The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1907. Main Serials 557.3 U58B no324.

Heppenheimer, T. A. The Coming Quake: Science and Trembling on the California Earthquake Frontier. New York, NY: Paragon House, 1990. Main QE538.8 .H47 1990.

Karplus, Walter J. The Heavens are Falling: The Scientific Prediction of Catastrophes in Our Time. New York, NY: Plenum Press, 1992. Public CB161 .K36 1992.

Knight, Linsay and Eldridge M. Moores. Volcanoes & Earthquakes. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1995. Pub Juv QE521.3 .V643 1995.

Lawson, Andrew C. and Harry Fielding Reid. The California Earthquake of April 18, 1906. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. Main Serials 060 W276Cp no87.

Lessons Learned From the Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989. Reston, VA: Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey: Books and Open-File Reports Section, 1989. REF Wild California QE535.2.C3 L48 1989. IZ&G QE535.2 .C3 L48 1989.

Levy, Matthys and Mario Salvadori. Why the Earth Quakes. New York, NY: Norton, 1995. Pub Juv QE522 .L48 1995.

The Loma Prieta (Santa Cruz Mountains), California Earthquake of 17 October 1989. Sacramento, CA: State of California, Dept. of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, 1990. Main QE535.2 .C3 L65 1990.

McCarthy, Leo T. Planning for the Next One: An Examination of California's Earthquake Preparedness: A Report. Sacramento, CA: Office of the Lieutenant Governor, 1991. Main HV551.4 .C2 M32 1991.

Morton, R.L. Music of the Earth: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and other Geological Wonder. New York, NY: Plenum Press, 1996. Public QE31 .M67 1996.

Nance, John J. On Shaky Ground: America's Earthquake Alert. New York, NY: Avon Books, 1989. REF Health & Safety QE534.2 .N36 1989.

Probabilities of Large Earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Region, California. Reston, VA: Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1990. Main Folio QE535.2 .C3 P76 1990.

Putting the Pieces Together: The Loma Prieta Earthquake One Year Later: Proceedings, October 15-18, 1990. Oakland, CA: Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project, 1990. Main QE535.2 .C3 P87 1990.

Reiter, L. Earthquake Hazard Analysis: Issues and Insights. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1990. Main QE539.2 .S34 R45 1991.

Scholtz, C.H. The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting. Cambridge; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990. REF QE534.2 .S37 1990.

Sieh, Kerry E. and Simon LeVay. The Earth in Turmoil: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Their Impact on Humankind. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman, 1998. Pub QE535.2 .U6 S585 1998.

Steinbrugge, Karl V. Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis: An Anatomy of Hazards. New York, NY: Skandia America Group, 1982. IZ&G QE506 .S74 1982.

Stidworthy, John. Earthquakes & Volcanoes. San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 1996. Pub Juv QE521.3 .S75 1996.

Understanding Global Issues. 93/2: Earthquakes & Volcanoes: Living with the Restless Earth. Cheltenham, England: European Schoolbooks Publishing, Limited, 1992 . Biodiv Ref GE140 .U52.

Wahrhaftig, Clyde. A Streetcar to Subduction: and Other Plate Tectonic Trips by Public Transportation in San Francisco. Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union, 1984. Wild Calif. QE511.4 .W33 1984.

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Cook, Nancy. Measuring Earthquakes. Menlo Park, CA: Innovative Learning Publications, Addison Wesley, 1994. Public QE539.2 .I5 C66 1994.

Movers and Shakers: An Earthquake Preparedness Program. Bloomington, IL: State Farm Insurance Company Earthquake Consortium, 1991. Public QE534.2 .M68 1991.

Wright, Russell G. Earthquake!: An Event Based Science Module. Menlo Park, CA: Innovative Learning Publications, Addison-Wesley, 1996. Public QE535 .W74 1996. Includes videotape and teacher’s guide.

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The American Experience: The Great San Francisco Earthquake: 1906. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1989. Biodiv F869 .S357 G73 1989.

Earthquake! An Event-Based Science Module. Menlo Park, CA: Innovative Learning Pub., Addison-Wesley, 1996. (30 min.) Public QE535 .W74 1996.

The Great San Francisco Earthquake, 1906. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1989. (60 min.) Biodiv F869 .S357 1989.

Natural Disaster. New York, NY: DK Vision, 1997. (35 min.) Public GB5018 .N37 1997.

When the Bay Area Quakes. Menlo Park, CA: U.S. Geological Survey, 1990. Public QE535.2 .C3 W44 1990.

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ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information (Association of Bay Area Governments)

CERES - Earthquake Information California Environmental Resources Evaluation System

Earthquake Hazards and Preparedness from USGS

Museum of the City of San Francisco - 1906 Earthquake Information

NISEE: National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering

Plate Tectonics and the Cause of Earthquakes from the University of Nevada, Reno

Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada

The San Andreas Fault

The San Andreas Fault and the San Francisco Bay Area

U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Information

Virtual Earthquake Interactive Education

Alaska's Volcanoes: Northern Link in the Ring of Fire. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Geographic Society, 1976. Main Serials F901 .A42 v.4:1.

Bailey, Edgar Herbert and Deborah R. Harden. Map Showing Mineral Resources of the San Francisco Bay Region, California: Present Availability and Planning for the Future. Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey, 1975. Maps I-909.

Bowen, Oliver E. Rocks and Minerals of the San Francisco Bay Region. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1962. Pub, Main, & REF Wild California QE375 .C32 B68 1962.

Brown, Vinson and David Allan. Rocks and Minerals of California. Healdsburg, CA: Naturegraph Publishers, 1964. Main QE445 .C2 B7 1964.

Continents Adrift: Readings from Scientific American. San Francisco, CA: W.H. Freeman, 1972. Public and Main QE511.5 .C66.

Cox, Allan. Plate Tectonics, How It Works. Palo Alto, CA: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1986. REF QE511.4 .C69 1986.

Decker, Robert W. and Barbara Decker. Volcanoes. San Francisco, CA: W. H. Freeman, 1981. IZ&G QE522 .D43.

Estavillo, William. Gems & Minerals of California: A Guide to Localities. Frederick, CO: Renaissance House, 1992. REF Wild California QE375.5 .C2 E88 1992.

Farndon, John. Volcanoes. New York, NY: DK Pub., 1998. Pub QE521.2 .F37 1998.

Field, Nancy and Sally Machlis. Discovering Volcanoes: A Nature Activity Book. Middleton, WI: Dog-Eared Publications, 1996. Pub Juv. QE535 .F54 1996.

Fife, Donald L. and Arthur R. Brown. Geology and Mineral Wealth of the California Desert. Santa Ana, CA: South Coast Geological Society, 1980. IZ&G QE90 .S65 F54.

Green, Jack and Nicholas M. Short. Volcanic Landforms and Surface Features: A Photographic Atlas and Glossary. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1971. Main QE522 .V55 1971.

Harden, Deborah Reid. California Geology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. Main REF QE89 .H37 1998.

Hartmann, William K. The History of Earth: An Illustrated Chronicle of an Evolving Planet. New York, NY: Workman Pub., 1991. Public QB632 .H37 1991.

Hill, Mary. California Landscape: Origin and Evolution. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, c1984. Pub, Biodiv REF, & IZ&G GB428 .C3 H54 1984.

Hill, Mary. Geology of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1975. Pub & REF Wild California QE90 .S64 H54 1975.

MacLachlan, Don. Complete Book of Rocks, Gems & Minerals. Los Angeles, CA: Petersen Pub. Co., 1968. IZ&G QE392.5 .U5 M33.

McPhee, John A. Assembling California. New York, NY: Noonday Press, 1994. Pub QE89 .M37 1994.

Miller, Russell. Continents in Collision. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1985. Morrison Planetarium QE511.4 .M54 1985.

Motoyoshi, Yoichi and Kazuyuki Shiraishi. Origin and Evolution of Continents: Proceedings of the International Symposium, October 13-14, 1997, Tokyo. Tokyo: National Institute of Polar Research, 1998. Main Q115 .J3 no. 53.

The National Gem Collection. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of Natural History, 1997. IZ&G QE392 .N38 1997.

Norris, Robert M. and Robert W. Webb. Geology of California. 2^nd ed. New York, NY: Wiley, 1990. REF Wild California QE89 .N67 1990.

Oakeshott, Gordon B. California's Changing Landscapes; A Guide to the Geology of the State. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1971. IZ&G QE89 .O1.

Pellant, Chris. Rocks and Minerals. New York, NY: Dorling Kindersley, 1992. Biodiv REF QE431.2 .P45 1992.

Pemberton, Earl H. Minerals of California. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983. IZ&G QE375 .C3 P45 1983.

Picard, Dane M. Mountains and Minerals, Rivers and Rocks: A Geologist's Notes From the Field. New York, NY: Chapman & Hall, 1993. Public QE35 .P48 1993.

Reynolds, Robert E. Minerals from the Mojave. Redlands, CA: San Bernardino County Museum Association, 2000. Main Serials F868 .S14 Q37 v.47:1.

Schiffman, Peter and David L. Wagner. Field Guide to the Geology and Metamorphism of the Franciscan Complex and Western Metamorphic Belt of Northern California. Sacramento, CA: California Dept. of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, 1992. Main Serials TN24 .C3 A329 no.114.

Sharp, Robert P. and Allen F. Glazner. Geology Underfoot in Southern California. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co., 1993. Main QE90 .S65 S53 1993.

Simkin, Tom and Lee Siebert. Volcanoes of the World: A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years. Tucson, AZ: Geoscience Press in association with the Smithsonian Institution, 1994. Main REF QE522 .V65 1994.

Sloan, Doris and David L. Wagner. Geologic Excursions in Northern California: San Francisco to the Sierra Nevada. Sacramento, CA: California Dept. of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, 1991. Main Serials TN24 .C3 A329 no.109.

Tooker, Edwin Wilson and David J. Beeby. Industrial Minerals in California: Economic Importance, Present Availability, and Future Development: Presentations and Discussions at a Workshop Held February 15-16, in Marina del Rey, Calif., on the Problems Encountered in and Recommendations for Improving the Current and Future Industrial Rock and Mineral-Resource Availability in California. Sacramento, CA: California Dept. of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, 1990. Main Serials TN24 .C3 A329 no.105.

Wood, Charles Arthur and Jürgen Kienle. Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge, England; New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1992, 1990. Main QE524 .V66 1992.

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Volcanoes of Indonesia. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1998. Main REF QE527 .V644 1998.

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Blue Planet: An Imax Space Film About Earth. Whittier, CA: Finley-Holiday Film Corp., 1990. (42 min.) Public QB637 .B48 1990.

Eruption at Pinatubo. Ypsilanti, MI: Jord Video, 1991. (27 min.) Biodiv QE523.P56 E78 1991.

Inside Hawaii's Volcanoes. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1989. (25 min.) Public QE524 .I67 1989.

Rock & Mineral. London: DK Vision, 1996. (35 min.) Public QE365 .R62 1996.

Solid Water, Liquid Rock. Golden Bay, New Zealand: Wild South, 1993. (55 min.) Biodiv QH84.2 .S64 1993.

Volcano. London: DK Vision, 1996. (35 min.) Public QE521.2 .V64 1996.

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The Dynamic Earth

The Electronic Volcano

Geology.com: Earth Science on the Web

Geology Site of the Week by EarthNet

Geoscience Departments WWW Directory

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

The Mineral Gallery

Monitoring Volcanic Unrest in at Long Valley Caldera, California

Tectonic Plate in Motion

United States Geological Survey

University on New Brunswick Geology Grads WWW Resources

Volcano World