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Have there been corrections since the initial release of the seventh edition?

Yes. The errors we have discovered in the initial release are listed below. The check marks indicate in which versions of the seventh edition the errors have been corrected so far. Corrections not yet made will be made in the next printing or online update.

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3.7.5: The quotation from Barbara W. Tuchman under the heading "Original" concludes with a citation containing the year of republication, 1979. The year should be followed by a semicolon, not a comma. checkmark
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5.5.4: In the example for MacLaury, Paramei, and Dedrick, "John" should be omitted from the publisher's name. outlined checkmark
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5.5.11: The example for Hildegard of Bingen should end with "Print." outlined checkmark
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5.6.2c: In the caption to figure 31, "you do not need to include the place of publication" should read "you do not need to include the name of the publisher." outlined checkmark
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5.6.2d: There should be a period after g in the abbreviation e.g., which appears in parentheses. outlined checkmark
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5.6.3 and 5.6.4: The two cross-references to 5.5 in each section should read 5.4. outlined checkmark
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