Select all of the sentences that do not use brackets correctly.

In 1911 Marya Sklodowska [also known as Madame Curie] won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Known as the "Father of Tragedy," Aeschylus [525-456 BCE] was a prominent Greek playwright.

Dr. Janusch began his experiments during the 1920s [See pages 33 and 34], but the turning point in his work came in 1935.

• The feature of the day is the Hubble Telescope movie of Neptune (found on the website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]).

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The sentences that do not use brackets correctly are:

  1. Dr. Janusch began his experiments during the 1920s [See pages 33 and 34], but the turning point in his work came in 1935. - This is an improper use of brackets for a citation that should be placed as a footnote or endnote rather than in brackets within the sentence.

  2. The feature of the day is the Hubble Telescope movie of Neptune (found on the website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]). - The placement of "NASA" within brackets is unnecessary because it doesn't clarify or elaborate on the main clause but rather identifies an abbreviation, which can generally be included without brackets.

The following sentences use brackets correctly:

  1. In 1911 Marya Sklodowska [also known as Madame Curie] won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. - The brackets are correctly used to provide additional information about the subject.

  2. Known as the "Father of Tragedy," Aeschylus [525-456 BCE] was a prominent Greek playwright. - The brackets are correctly used to provide a date related to the historical figure mentioned.