Kanare 2 offers many insights into how such rights may be protected, and I am indebted to his book for numerous things that I had not thought of. This page offers some hints for the revival of the Art of the Laboratory Notebook in a school or university undergraduate setting. Plain language It would be a brave professional scientist, let alone teacher or student, who would take issue with Faraday. What a marvellous image Peter Day conjures up. All of Faraday's notebooks exist and remain at the Royal Institution in Albemarle St. where they were all written.
Plain language is the least spurious of all.
Writing must be done in ink . Blue ink fades more readily than black, and red is least fade-proof of all. Some pens contain waterproof fade-resistant inks and are made in many colours, e.g. Mitsubishi's Uniball Eye pens. Pencil should not be used for anything. Organising your notebook Anyone should be able to pick up your notebook and understand what you have written 3 .