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Pruthvivallabh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Capitalisation rules
I need help to understand capitalisation rules in regard of their use in science articles/essays.
(1) Name of the scientist used as name of units. Should it be Newton per meter^2 or newton per meter^2 (unit of force per unit area)?
(2) Name of the scientist used to describe natural phenomena. Should it be Rayleigh scattering or rayleigh scattering* (scattering by air molecules first described by Lord Rayleigh), *Doppler shift or doppler shift?(Shift in wavelength because of relative motion of source and target first described by Doppler).
(3) Figures/ Diagram referred in article. Variation of pressure with temperature is shown in Figure 1*? or *figure 1?
(4) Names of chemical elements
Rubber deteriorates because of it reacts with ozone*? or *Ozone?
(1) Name of the scientist used as name of units. Should it be Newton per meter^2 or newton per meter^2 (unit of force per unit area)?
(2) Name of the scientist used to describe natural phenomena. Should it be Rayleigh scattering or rayleigh scattering* (scattering by air molecules first described by Lord Rayleigh), *Doppler shift or doppler shift?(Shift in wavelength because of relative motion of source and target first described by Doppler).
(3) Figures/ Diagram referred in article. Variation of pressure with temperature is shown in Figure 1*? or *figure 1?
(4) Names of chemical elements
Rubber deteriorates because of it reacts with ozone*? or *Ozone?
Top answer
#s 1, 2 and 4 are specialized terms germane to your field of study, so you need to examine previous reputable publications in the same field for their usage. #3 depends upon your publisher's or your supervisor's recommended style, so check with them, or again check previous journal articles in your field for their standard practice.
- #s 1, 2 and 4 are specialized terms germane to your field of study, so you need to examine previous reputable publications in the same field for their usage.
- #3 depends upon your publisher's or your supervisor's recommended style, so check with them, or again check previous journal articles in your field for their standard practice.
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#s 1, 2 and 4 are specialized terms germane to your field of study, so you need to examine previous reputable publications in the same field for their usage.
#3 depends upon your publisher's or your supervisor's recommended style, so check with them, or again check previous journal articles in your field for their standard practice.
#3 depends upon your publisher's or your supervisor's recommended style, so check with them, or again check previous journal articles in your field for their standard practice.
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