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Biography of John Dalton
John Dalton was an eighteenth/nineteenth century chemist famous for his atomic theory.
When and Where was he Born?
6th September 1766, Eaglesfield, Cumbria, England.
Family Background:
John Dalton was the third of six children of a poor handloom weaver, Joseph Dalton who was a strict Quaker.
Education:
Taught at a Quaker School by Elihu Robinson.
Timeline of John Dalton
1785: Dalton becomes principal teacher of the Quaker School in Kendal, Cumbria.
1787: He begins a series of meteorological observations.
1793: He becomes Tutor in Natural Philosophy at the Manchester Academy (a Presbyterian college).
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He writes “Meteorological Observations and Essays” which attract little attention.
1794: Dalton joins the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. He presents a paper to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical society on Colour Blindness, an affliction from which he suffered.
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