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@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ Configure and make:
     - Next to `Command Line Tools`, click on `Install`
 - Download [MacOSX10.6.sdk.zip](http://www.jamesgeorge.org/uploads/MacOSX10.6.sdk.zip) and unzip it in `/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs`. Change the owner to be `root` and the group to be `wheel`
 
-- Install [Homebrew](http://mxcl.github.io/homebrew/) and [Homebrew Science](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-science)
+- Install [Homebrew](http://mxcl.github.io/homebrew/) by following the instructions on the website
+- Tap [Homebrew Science](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-science) by doing:
+    - ```brew tap homebrew/science```
 - Install the following brews:
     - ```brew install automake```
     - ```brew install gsl```