Template:Scientific American Frontiers/sandbox
"Scientific American Frontiers/sandbox, on season 1". Scientific American Frontiers. Chedd-Angier Production Company. 1990-1991. PBS. Archived from the original on 2006. {{cite episode}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
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Purpose
[edit]This template provides a convenient way to produce an external link to an episode of Scientific American Frontiers. The template can be used to link any show at the chedd-angier.com website, including the External links section or when citing it as a show as a source.
Usage
[edit]- Vertical layout
{{Scientific American Frontiers
| season =
| episode =
| name =
}}
- Horizontal layout
{{Scientific American Frontiers |season= |episode= |name= }}
- Short layout
Valid with up to these three parameters (in this order) only:
{{Scientific American Frontiers |<season> |<episode> |<name>}}
Parameters
[edit]| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| season | optional | The season number in the series. All 15 seasons are currently online, so this number should run from 1 to 15. If omitted, this defaults to 1 (the first season). |
| episode | optional | The episode number of the season. The number of episodes varied by season. If omitted, an episode number is not provided. This defaults to episode 1 when generating the archive link (to the transcript or original website). It is not used to generate the current URL but can help the reader find the correct episode on that page. |
| name | optional | Label to display for the link. If omitted, it defaults to the name of the article where this template is used. |