| Description |
xv, 825 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Chemical names and formulas -- Chemical kinetics and thermodynamics -- Analytical methods -- Drugs and pharmacokinetics -- Cells, chromosomes and genes -- Viruses -- Bacteria -- Plants, fungi, lichens and algae -- Human and animal life -- Human history and society -- Earth -- Astronomical objects and time systems -- Journals and books -- Journal style and format -- Books, technical reports and monographs -- Citations and references -- Accessories to text: tables, figures and indexes -- Publishing process -- Typography and manuscript preparation, manual and electronic |
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General style conventions -- Alphabets, symbols and signs -- Punctuation and related marks -- Spelling, word formation and division, plurals and possessives -- Prose style and word choice -- Names, terms of address, degrees and honors -- Capitalization -- Type styles, excerpts, quotations and ellipses -- Abbreviations -- Numbers, units, mathematical expressions and statistics -- Time and dates -- Addresses and geographic descriptions -- Special scientific conventions -- Electromagnetic spectrum -- Subatomic particles, chemical elements and related notations |
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Proof correction -- Abbreviated forms of journal titles -- Abbreviated publisher names -- Annotated bibliography |
| Summary |
A detailed and authoritative manual recommending both general and scientific publication style and formats for scientific papers, journal article, books and other forms of publication. In a departure form previous editions of the CBE Manual, this edition covers all sciences, not just biology and the medical sciences. Now includes the physical sciences and mathematics as well as the life sciences |
| Analysis |
Written communication |
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Handbooks |
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Manuals |
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Technical writing |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: CBE style manual / CBE Style manual Committee. 5th ed., rev. and expanded. c1983 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 751-768) and index |
| Subject |
Authorship -- Style manuals.
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Technical writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Technical writing.
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Science.
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Writing.
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Writing.
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Science.
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Writing skills |
| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Huth, Edward J. (Edward Janavel), 1923-
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CBE Style Manual Committee.
CBE style manual
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CBE Style Manual Committee.
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| LC no. |
94022001 |
| ISBN |
0521471540 (hbk.) |
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