6.58.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

6.58.2.1 Nice scientific pictures show off

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=158668

Task 
Show off your best scientific illustration ! 
The main purpose of this question is to share beautiful scientific pictures, preferably with an educational aspect. 
Content 
Your post must ... 
[diagrams] [3d] [technical-drawing] [fun] [big-list]
 

asked by Thomas https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=42660 520 votes

answered by Charles Staats https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=484 313 votes

6.58.2.2 How to add a forced line break inside a table cell

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=2441

I have some text in a table and I want to add a forced line break. I want to insert a forced line break without having to specify the column width, i.e. something like the following: 
\begin{tabular}{|... 
[tables] [line-breaking]
 

asked by Denilson SA~\[DownExclamation] Maia https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=375 698 votes

answered by Bernard https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=38908 450 votes

6.58.2.3 Putting two images beside each other

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=148438

If I want to put two images beside each other, what should I do? I have inserted a figure. But, rather than having the next figure on a new line, I want it to be beside the already inserted figure. ... 
[graphics] [floats] [positioning]
 

asked by Simplicity https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=28871 59 votes

answered by Masroor https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=14103 146 votes

6.58.2.4 Using the \tab Command

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=198432

I have seen several cases of people using the \tab command to insert a specific amount of space between objects (as opposed to the \hfill command which uses any remaining space).  However, I have ... 
[spacing]
 

asked by Mathematician https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=49199 63 votes

answered by Mathematician https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=49199 72 votes

6.58.2.5 Superscript outside math mode

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What is the easiest way to superscript text outside of math mode? 
For example, let's say I want to write the $n^{th}$ element, but without the math mode's automatic italicization of the th.  And what ... 
[superscripts]
 

asked by jamaicanworm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9757 426 votes

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 627 votes

6.58.2.6 What is the "correct" way of embedding text into math mode?

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Lets say I have something like: 
\[ Let x = number of cats \] 
(This is a contrived example, but pretend we are actually inside a long align environment block...) "Let" and "number of cats" need to ... 
[math-mode]
 

asked by Billy ONeal https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=192 233 votes

6.58.2.7 Making the bibliography appear in the table of contents

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=8458

I need to make my (BibTeX) references section appear in the table of contents of my LaTeX document (documentclass: article), with section numbering too. 
My approach until now has been making a new ... 
[sectioning] [table-of-contents] [bibliographies]
 

asked by Genba https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2311 189 votes

answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=510 141 votes