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2.2 theories, instruments etc. (cont.)5. In some cases the genitive is used even when the focus is on how a scientist’s theory or test was used by the author, rather than focusing on the scientist. Note
a + name of person + noun : when making reference to pieces of equipment etc.
6.
When a law, theory etc. was the invention of more than one scientist, then the
’s only follows the name of the last scientist. Rule 2 can also be applied in such cases.
7. In some cases where
two scientists are involved, the construction given in Rule 2 is preferred.
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One-way
ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test for individual treatment differences was used for statistical analysis.
A Tukey post hoc test was used to compare the four groups.
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Beer -
Lambert’s law has often been used to model canopy transmittance.
The Beer -
Lambert law has often been used to model canopy transmittance.
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