Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (figures and illustrations)

Humanities

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figure 1. World Health Organization, Climate change.
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figure 1. Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird.
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figure 1. James D. Watson, Francis H. C. Crick, Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.
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figure 1. John Noble Wilford, Men Walk on Moon.
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