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Why did ancient publications so often start with 'on'? E.g. on the theory of... Why didn't they regard 'on' as redundant if all publications started with the same word, like emails starting with 'about' or 'on'?
Without "on" it would mean the entire theory. With "on" it's only a part of it. This makes a huge difference.Why did ancient publications so often start with 'on'? E.g. on the theory of... Why didn't they regard 'on' as redundant if all publications started with the same word, like emails starting with 'about' or 'on'?
That's interesting. What was the editor's reason?It is still used but perhaps not in the titles of science papers.
Have you never used the phrase "While we are on the subject of..."? Or perhaps "while we are on the topic"?
It is (presumably?) using the same structure.
I did actually try to write a paper that had a title that started with "on the" a few years ago (not to be funny, but because I thought it would be appropriate considering the content), but the editor changed the title..
Me too, twice.I actually published a paper (in a peer reviewed journal) with a title that began “on the …”.
It's not yet accepted in a peer-reviewed journal. Its title will change then.Coincidentally,. this paper appeared in my feed this morning
On the static effective Hamiltonian of a rapidly driven nonlinear system
https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.02861
Which I guess shows that it is indeed still used
Modern style. In ancient times, people had time to read papers. Now they only have time to read titlesThat's interesting. What was the editor's reason?
Are titles allowed to be longer in the digital age?Modern style. In ancient times, people had time to read papers. Now they only have time to read titlesSo the result must be in the title.
+1 pleaseCould we change the title of this thread to "On Ancient publications starting with 'On'"?
Could we change the title of this thread to "On Ancient publications starting with 'On'"?
Done.+1 please