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Dewey Decimal System Chart

Summary Table Illustrating the Sub-divisions of the Ten Main Classes

000 010 020 030 050 060 070 080 090

Generalities Bibliography Library Information Sciences General Encyclopedic Works General Serial Publications General Organizations & Museology News Media, Journalism & Publishing General Collections Manuscripts & Rare Books

500 510 520 530 540 550 560 570 580 590 600 610 620 630 640 650 660 670 680 690 700 710 720 730 740 750 760 770 780 790

Natural Sciences/Mathematics Mathematics Astronomy & Allied Sciences Physics Chemistry & Allied Sciences Earth Sciences Paleontology & Paleozoology Life Sciences Biology Plants Animals Technology (Applied Sciences) Medical Sciences Engineering Agriculture Home Economics Managerial Services Chemical Engineering Manufacturing Manufacture-specific uses Buildings The Arts Civic & Landscape Art Architecture Plastic Arts Sculpture Drawing, Decorative Arts Paintings & Paintings Graphic Arts Printmaking Photography Music Recreational & Performing Arts

100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290

Philosophy Psychology Metaphysics Epistemology, Causation, Humankind Paranormal Phenomena Specific Philosophical Viewpoints Psychology Logic Ethics (Moral philosophy) Ancient Medieval Oriental Modern Western Philosophy Religion Philosophy & Theory of Religion Bible Christianity Christian Theology Christian Moral & Devotional Christian Orders & Local Church Social & Ecclesiastical Theology History & Geography of Church Christian Denominations & Sects Other Religions & Comparative Religion

Dewey Decimal Classification 21st Edition 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400 410 420 430 440 450 460 470 480 490 The Social Sciences Collections of General Statistics Political Science Economics Law Public Administration & Military Social Problems & Services; Assoc. Education Commerce, Communications Commerce, Communications Language Linguistics English & Old English Germanic Languages German Romance Languages French Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romantic Spanish & Portuguese Languages Italic Languages Latin Hellenic Classical Greek Other Languages 800 810 820 830 840 850 860 870 880 890 900 910 920 930 940 950 960 970 980 990 Literature & Rhetoric American Literature in English English & Old English Literatures Literatures of Germanic Languages Literatures of Romance Languages Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romantic Spanish & Portuguese Literatures Italic Literatures Latin Hellenic Literature Classical Greek Literatures of Other Languages Geography & History Geography & Travel Biography, Genealogy Insignia History of Ancient World to ca. 499 General History of Europe General History of Asia Far East General History of Africa General History of North America General History of South America General History of Other Areas

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