John Dalton was an English-born scientist who lived between 1766 and 1844. He earnt his living in teaching and giving lectures, and started school around the age of 12. He was a meterologist who switched upon seeing the "applications for chemistry of his ideas about the
atmosphere." He was first to suggest the Atomic theory, which proposed the following:
- All matter was composed of small,
indivisible particles termed "atoms"
- Atoms of a given element possess unique characteristics and weight
- Three
types of atoms exist: simple (elements), compound (simple molecules), and complex (complex molecules).
"Dalton's theory" can be found in
New System of Chemical Philosophy.
John Dalton was an English-born scientist who lived between 1766 and 1844. He earnt his living in teaching and giving lectures, and started school around the age of 12. He was a meterologist who switched upon seeing the "applications for chemistry of his ideas about the
atmosphere." He was first to suggest the Atomic theory, which proposed the following: 
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