Some comments on annotations and footnotes to commission reports
During the preparation for publication of the 1983 Commission reports, the author encountered a difficulty with the editorial placement of the tables of standard atomic weights. A combination of the preamble, the title, the headings and the explanation of the footnotes occupied approximately sixty percent, (60%), of one page. German scientists at Darmstadt have already completed measurements showing the probable existence of elments number 108, and 109 (see BNL-NCS-36953 (1985)). If these two elements should be confirmed and added to our table, we would no longer be able to retain all of the existing elements as well as all present items and still restrict the table to only two pages. Arguments have been given on previous occasions for the need to incorporate all footnotes with the main table, particularly for users who wish to copy the tables. The members felt that the values of the atomic weights without the accompanying annotations could lead a user into difficulties and misrepresent the true situation. If after further discussion, the Commission continues to see the need to retain all material within the two page limitation, perhaps a subgroup could be assigned to provide a more concise preamble, more succinct statements for the footnotes or perhaps a different arrangement of the table, which would make more economical use of the page space.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 5104359
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-NCS-36957; CONF-8508138-2; ON: DE86001186
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 33. IUPAC general assembly, Lyon, France, 30 Aug 1985; Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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