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Understanding Call Numbers: The Dewey Decimal System

500s: Science

  • 500 Sciences
    • 500 Natural sciences & mathematics
    • 501 Philosophy & theory
    • 502 Miscellany
    • 503 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
    • 504 [Unassigned]
    • 505 Serial publications
    • 506 Organizations & management
    • 507 Education, research, related topics
    • 508 Natural history
    • 509 Historical, geographic, persons treatment
  • 510 Mathematics
    • 511 General principles
    • 512 Algebra & number theory
    • 513 Arithmetic
    • 514 Topology
    • 515 Analysis
    • 516 Geometry
    • 517 [Unassigned]
    • 518 Numerical analysis
    • 519 Probabilities & applied mathematics
  • 520 Astronomy & allied sciences
    • 521 Celestial mechanics
    • 522 Techniques, equipment, materials
    • 523 Specific celestial bodies & phenomena
    • 524 [Unassigned]
    • 525 Earth (Astronomical geography)
    • 526 Mathematical geography
    • 527 Celestial navigation
    • 528 Ephemerides
    • 529 Chronology
  • 530 Physics
    • 531 Classical mechanics; Solid mechanics
    • 532 Fluid mechanics; Liquid mechanics
    • 533 Gas mechanics
    • 534 Sound & related vibrations
    • 535 Light & paraphotic phenomena
    • 536 Heat
    • 537 Electricity & electronics
    • 538 Magnetism
    • 539 Modern physics
  • 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
    • 541 Physical & theoretical chemistry
    • 542 Techniques, equipment, materials
    • 543 Analytical chemistry
    • 544 Qualitative analysis
    • 545 Quantitative analysis
    • 546 Inorganic chemistry
    • 547 Organic chemistry
    • 548 Crystallography
    • 549 Mineralogy
  • 550 Earth sciences
    • 551 Geology, hydrology, meteorology
    • 552 Petrology
    • 553 Economic geology
    • 554 Earth sciences of Europe
    • 555 Earth sciences of Asia
    • 556 Earth sciences of Africa
    • 557 Earth sciences of North America
    • 558 Earth sciences of South America
    • 559 Earth sciences of other areas
  • 560 Paleontology; Paleozoology
    • 561 Paleobotany
    • 562 Fossil invertebrates
    • 563 Fossil primitive phyla
    • 564 Fossil Mollusca & Molluscoidea
    • 565 Other fossil invertebrates
    • 566 Fossil Vertebrata (Fossil Craniata)
    • 567 Fossil cold-blooded vertebrates
    • 568 Fossil Aves (Fossil birds)
    • 569 Fossil Mammalia
  • 570 Life sciences
    • 571 Physiology
    • 572 Biochemistry
    • 573 Physiological systems of animals
    • 574 Not assigned or no longer used
    • 575 Physiological systems of plants
    • 576 Genetics and evolution
    • 577 Ecology
    • 578 Natural history of organisms
    • 579 Microorganisms, fungi, algae
  • 580 Plants
    • 581 Botany
    • 582 Plants noted for specific vegetative characteristics and flowers
    • 583 Dicotyledones
    • 584 Monocotyledones
    • 585 Gymnospermae (Pinophyta)
    • 586 Cryptogamia (Seedless plants)
    • 587 Pteridophyta (Vascular cryptogams)
    • 588 Bryophyta
    • 589 Forestry
  • 590 Zoological sciences/Animals
    • 591 Zoology
    • 592 Invertebrates
    • 593 Protozoa, Echinodermata, related phyla
    • 594 Mollusca & Molluscoidea
    • 595 Other invertebrates
    • 596 Vertebrata (Craniata, Vertebrates)
    • 597 Cold-blooded vertebrates, fishes
    • 598 Aves (Birds)
    • 599 Mammalia (Mammals)