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In the published results of research work, clarity and brevity should be among the objectives aimed at if the work is to be appreciated by the non-expert. Mare especially is this the case where the results of the research are to be useful in industries and so forth. In the article entitled “Indian Plywood for Tea Chests” published in Nature of December 1, 1945, certain types of plywood tea chests are referred to. In Indian Forest Records, vol. 3, No. 4, dealing with this subject, in the summary, nine different types of tea chests are said to have been subjected to systematic scientific tests. In the text itself they are quoted in a table under the heading “Type of Box” as 'O, 14-14-14' : 'S, 14-14-14' and so forth. In the summary it is said, “The 'O, 14-14-14' and 'S, 14-14-14' types of plywood tea chests are found to be stronger . . .” The writer of the article in Nature took this to mean 14 in. x 14 in. x 14 in. in size; since, in the pamphlet, both the 'O, 14-14-14' and the 19 in. x 19 in. X 24 in. are referred to as “plywood tea chests”. Apparently the figures given under “type of box” (namely, O, 14-14-14) refer to the thickness of individual plies in parts of an inch, and not to the size of the chests in inches. It is a pity that this was not made clear in the pamphlet.
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Indian Plywood Tea Chests. Nature 158, 55 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158055e0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/158055e0