Re: CCL:Spelling of v(V?)an der Waals('?)

From: stoutepf at.at chemsci1.dmpc.com (Pieter Stouten)
Subject: Re: CCL:Spelling of v(V?)an der Waals('?)
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 09:24:07 -0500

 Hi Marv,
 In my opinion, your reasons for spelling "van der Waals" are just as
 valid
 as saying "250 million Americans cannot be wrong." Van der Waals is
 Dutch
 and, therefore, Dutch spelling rules apply. That everybody spells his name
 wrong does not make it right. BTW, I noticed that in several of my papers I
 wrote "van der Waals" with a small letter, but it may have been the
 editors
 who did that <g>.
 Cheers, Pieter.
 Pieter Stouten, Senior Research Scientist
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