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I will talk about the bibliography of the John Dalton.

Chemist John Dalton was born September 6, 1766, in Eaglesfield, England.


John Dalton was an English physicist and chemist, a teacher in Manchester and a
professor at Oxford University. Dalton was a man of diverse interests, although his
greatest achievements were in the field of chemistry. Dalton introduced atomic
theory by explaining the law of constancy of chemical composition, and formulating
the laws of partial pressures and multiple proportions. He also carried out numerous
tests on gas absorption in liquids and thermal expansion of gases, and described
the condition known as daltonism. He regularly observed the weather, studied the
phenomenon of aurora Polaris and explained what causes the trade winds.

Dalton's Law

Dalton's interest in atmospheric pressures eventually led him to a closer examination


of gases. While studying the nature and chemical makeup of air in the early 1800,
Dalton learned that it was not a chemical solvent, as other scientists had believed.
Instead it was a mechanical system composed of small individual particles that used
pressure applied by each gas independently.

Atomic Theory

Dalton's fascination with gases gradually led him to formally assert that every form
of matter (whether solid, liquid or gas) was also made up of small individual particles.
He referred to the Greek philosopher Democritus of Abdera's more abstract theory
of matter, which had centuries ago fallen out of fashion, and borrowed the term
"atomos" or "atoms" to label the particles. In an article he wrote for the Manchester
Literary and Philosophical Society in 1803, Dalton created the first chart of atomic
weights.

Seeking to expand on his theory, he readdressed the subject of atomic weight in his
book A New System of Chemical Philosophy, published 1808. In A New System of
Chemical Philosophy, Dalton introduced his belief that atoms of different elements
could be universally distinguished based on their varying atomic weights. In so doing,
he became the first scientist to explain the behavior of atoms in terms of the
measurement of weight. He also uncovered the fact that atoms couldn't be created
or destroyed.

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