John Dalton, English Chemist, C1860
by Print Collector
Title
John Dalton, English Chemist, C1860
Artist
Print Collector
Medium
Drawing - Illustration
Description
John Dalton, English chemist, c1860. Dalton (1766-1844) was born near Cockermouth, Cumbria. In 1794 he described colour blindness (Daltonism) from which both he and his brother suffered. He also proposed an atomic theory (1808) and studied gases. As a Quaker Dalton was unable to attend an English university. He supported himself as a schoolmaster and tutor. He kept a meteorological diary for many years and amassed some 200,000 observations. From Chemistry by J Sheridam Muspratt. (London, c1860). (Photo by Oxford Science Archive/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Image provided by Getty Images.
Uploaded
January 27th, 2021
Statistics
Viewed 361 Times - Last Visitor from Seattle, WA on 04/25/2024 at 10:04 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Tags
Image ID
463917779
Comments
There are no comments for John Dalton, English Chemist, C1860. Click here to post the first comment.