Re: CCL:Spelling question

[stoutepf -x- at -x- chemsci1.dmpc.com (Pieter Stouten)]

 Peter Shenkin <shenkin -x- at -x- still3.chem.columbia.edu> wrote:
 >His name was "van der Waals".
 >
 True, BUT when used standalone (e.g. without a first name) the "v" in
 "van"
 gets capitalized. So  "Van der Waals" is correct.
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