John Dalton

John Dalton

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BORN

September 5, 1766 or September 6, 1766
Eaglesfield, England

DIED

July 27, 1844
Manchester, England

NOTABLE WORKS

• “Meteorological Observations and Essays”
• “New System of Chemical Philosophy”

SUBJECTS OF STUDY

• gas
• atmosphere
• atomic weight
• colour blindness
• rain

FOUNDER OF

• British Association for the Advancement of Science