Subtleties of Scientific Style fills the gaps left by other style guides and books on editing. Here, Matthew Stevens, an Australian scientific editor, distils over two decades of experience, explaining subtle but significant errors that authors can make and many subtle tricks that can make a work more readable. Topics include:
And two handy character charts for Macintosh- and Windows-based editors who are tired of hunting around for special characters.
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