John Dalton (September 6, 1766 – July 27, 1844) was a British chemist and physicist, born at Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth in Cumberland. He is most well known for his advocacy of the atomic theory.

Biography

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Early life

John Dalton was born September 6, 1766 in Eaglesfield, Cumberland and received his early education from his father and from John Fletcher, a teacher of the Quaker school at Cumberland, on whose retirement in 1778 he himself started teaching. This youthful venture was not successful, the amount he received in fees being only about five shillings a week, and after two years he took to farm work. But he had received some instruction in mathematics from a distant relative, Elihu Robinson, and in 1781 he left his native village to become helper to his cousin George Bewley, who kept a school at Kendal. There he passed the next twelve years, becoming in 1785, through the retirement of his cousin, joint manager of the school with his elder brother Jonathan. Dalton was unable to attend both Oxford and Cambridge university because they were only open to members of the Church of England.

About 1790 he seems to have thought of taking up law or medicine, but his projects met with no encouragement from his relatives and he remained at Kendal until, in the spring of 1793, he moved to Manchester. Mainly through John Gough, a blind philosopher to whose aid he owed much of his scientific knowledge, he was appointed teacher of mathematics and natural philosophy at the Manchester Academy. He remained in that position until the relocation of the college to York in 1803, when he became a public and private teacher of mathematics and chemistry. Among his pupils were: Eaton Hodgkinson and James Prescott Joule.

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John Dalton's atomic theory: Using the history and nature of science to teach particle concepts http://j.mp/1ab9Nc
hackerlinks (Hacker Links) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:06:11 -0000
John Dalton's atomic theory: Using the history and nature of science to teach particle concepts http://j.mp/1ab9Nc
speaking of that last story, I was talking to one veteran at the event, John Ortega, 61, the custodian at Dalton who is also a Vietnam vet
dgtedford (Daniel Tedford) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:35:39 -0000
speaking of that last story, I was talking to one veteran at the event, John Ortega, 61, the custodian at Dalton who is also a Vietnam vet
Just seen a lady walking down john dalton, laptop bag over chest. Boob hanging out! #epicfail
matthetwat (Matt) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:11:23 -0000
Just seen a lady walking down john dalton, laptop bag over chest. Boob hanging out! #epicfail
John Rafferty remains focused against the proposed HST. "Dalton McGuinty wants to raise Ontario's sales tax by 5% http://bit.ly/3uDJXy
NetNewsNow (NetNewsNow) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:42:03 -0000
John Rafferty remains focused against the proposed HST. "Dalton McGuinty wants to raise Ontario's sales tax by 5% http://bit.ly/3uDJXy
Alternative Medicine #AlternativeMedicine: Josceleyne Dalton joined John Cerbone - The Trance-Master's group... http://bit.ly/GuFrY
t_alt_medicine (Alt Medicine Topic) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:42:23 -0000
Alternative Medicine #AlternativeMedicine: Josceleyne Dalton joined John Cerbone - The Trance-Master's group... http://bit.ly/GuFrY
@notlarrysabato true re: 1981-but John Dalton tried to head off that disaster at the convention. Kaine never engaged politically this time.
BwanaVa (Bwana AtLarge) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:51:30 -0000
@notlarrysabato true re: 1981-but John Dalton tried to head off that disaster at the convention. Kaine never engaged politically this time.

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