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o Astrophysics data system
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o Dynamic Periodic Table
o Periodic Table from Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division
o Web-Elements periodic table

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o US Search Reverse lookup and other searches
o Verizon SuperPages
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Physics/Astronomy

o Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
o e-Print archive at LANL
o JPL Technical Report Server
o NTRS NASA Technical Reports Server (searchable)
o VizieR Star catalog browser

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