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Common Mistakes in Writing Astronomy and Physics Literature in English

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2014-02-20 v5 Physics Education

Abstract

This is the 3rd version with major updates and revisions to the 2nd version of the same title. In this article we have collected and corrected some common mistakes made by Chinese students in writing astronomy and physics literature in English. Brief explanations of these mistakes are given in Chinese. We plan to continue to update this collection periodically. Comments, suggestions and criticisms are welcome.

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@article{arxiv.1011.5973,
  title  = {Common Mistakes in Writing Astronomy and Physics Literature in English},
  author = {Shuang-Nan Zhang and Yun Xu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.5973},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

45 pages with 9 tables. This new (3rd) version has been substantially expanded, restructured and revised from the 2nd version. An index is also included with active links to all sections and subsections in the main body of the article