Hints to Scientific Writing:
        Citing Multiply Authored Papers & the use of et al.

        When citing papers authored by more than one person, the following convention is typically used:

            Paper with 2 authors:  Smith and Wesson 1994
            Paper with >2 authors: Bambi et al. 1945 -- 'et al.' is an abbreviation of the Latin for
                                                                                                    'and others'

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