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It is common to capitalize the names of famous equations or theories. Maxwell wrote tons of equations during his life, but there's only one set of "Maxwell's E
by DiogenesKynikos 3y ago
It is common to capitalize the names of famous equations or theories.
Maxwell wrote tons of equations during his life, but there's only one set of "Maxwell's Equations." Maxwell himself never even wrote down Maxwell's Equations in the form we now know them.
- kragen 3y agocoherent and reasonable, but as a guide to current usage, wrong
- DiogenesKynikos 3y agoCapitalization of "Equations" is clearly style-dependent, and thus neither right nor wrong, unlike, say, capitalizing the first letter in a sentence.