> Trusting LaTeX to automatically distribute tables and figures produces not-very-readable documents with tables and figures interrupting content (e.g. page 12).
The positioning of the table on page 12 is completely inline with how tables/figures are placed in books and academic figures. The rule is that all displayed tables/figures should either be placed at the top or bottom of a page. Ideally, they should be placed on the same page as they are first mentioned in the text, but if this is not possible, it is acceptable to push them to subsequent pages.
Interestingly, the author did manually specify `[ht!]` options for the table, and not for some other tables further in the chapter.
The positioning of the table on page 12 is completely inline with how tables/figures are placed in books and academic figures. The rule is that all displayed tables/figures should either be placed at the top or bottom of a page. Ideally, they should be placed on the same page as they are first mentioned in the text, but if this is not possible, it is acceptable to push them to subsequent pages.
Interestingly, the author did manually specify `[ht!]` options for the table, and not for some other tables further in the chapter.