Physics: Researching temperature scales

Subject encyclopedias are a great first source.

Whenever you start researching a new topic, subject encyclopedias are a great first source to explore. Explore the encyclopedia databases and example encyclopedia entries linked here.

What is a subject encyclopedia?

There are subject encyclopedias in nearly every discipline (physics, biology, architecture, etc.). Information is written by experts on the topic. Subject encyclopedias are a good first source when researching a new topic.

Subject encyclopedias are also called scholarly encyclopedias or academic encyclopedias.

Why use subject encyclopedias?

Subject encyclopedias will give you a:

• definition and overview of your topic. 

• history of your topic, including major researchers.

• references to further resources.