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John Dalton (Biography)
John Dalton (Biography)
 Born: September 6, 1766
 Birthplace: Cumberland, England
 Gender: Male
 Father: Joseph Dalton
 Mother: Deborah Greenup
 Siblings: Jonathan & Mary
 Occupation: Teacher, Chemist,
  Meteorologist & Physicist
 Died: July 27, 1844
 Cause of Death: Paralysis & Stroke
 John   received his early education from
  his father and from John Fletcher,
  teacher of the Quaker school at Eagles
  field.
 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.
 He had received some instruction in
 mathematics from a distant relative,
 Elihu Robinson, and in 1781 he left his
 native village to become assistant to his
 cousin George Bewley, who kept a school
 at Kendal.
 John Dalton lived and worked in England
 as a teacher and public lecturer.

 He began teaching when he was 12. He
 taught for 10 years at a Quaker boarding
 school in Kendal, and then he moved on
 to a teaching position at the city of
 Manchester.
 John
     Dalton was seriously interested in
 meteorology for the longest time.

 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 till,
 in the spring of 1793, he moved to
 Manchester.
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 New College
 in Moseley Street (in 1880 transferred
 to Manchester College, Oxford), and
 that position he retained until the
 removal of the college to York in 1799.
 Hewas appointed teacher of mathematics
 and natural philosophy at the New College
 in Moseley Street (in 1800 transferred to
 Manchester College, Oxford), and that
 position he retained until the removal of
 the college to York in 1799, when he
 became a public and private teacher of
 mathematics and chemistry.
He is best known for his pioneering
 work in the development of modern
 atomic theory and his research into
 color blindness (sometimes referred
 to as Daltonism, in his honor).
Elihu Robinson  a competent
 meteorologist and instrument maker,
 who got him interested in problems
 of mathematics and meteorology.

John Gough a blind philosopher to
 whose aid he owed much of his
 scientific knowledge.
 Meteorological Observations   and Essays
 (1793)

 Elements   of English Grammar

 “Daltonism”   (Color Blindness)
John Dalton (Biography)
When John Dalton died,
40,000 people attended
 his funeral procession.
John Dalton (Biography)
 http://www.biographybase.com/biograp
 hy/Dalton_John.html

 http://chemicalheritage.net/discover/on
 line-resources/chemistry-in-
 history/themes/the-path-to-the-
 periodic-table/dalton.aspx
Thank You for
Listening! God
    Bless 
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John Dalton (Biography)

  • 3.  Born: September 6, 1766  Birthplace: Cumberland, England  Gender: Male  Father: Joseph Dalton  Mother: Deborah Greenup  Siblings: Jonathan & Mary  Occupation: Teacher, Chemist, Meteorologist & Physicist  Died: July 27, 1844  Cause of Death: Paralysis & Stroke
  • 4.  John received his early education from his father and from John Fletcher, teacher of the Quaker school at Eagles field.  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.
  • 5.  He had received some instruction in mathematics from a distant relative, Elihu Robinson, and in 1781 he left his native village to become assistant to his cousin George Bewley, who kept a school at Kendal.
  • 6.  John Dalton lived and worked in England as a teacher and public lecturer.  He began teaching when he was 12. He taught for 10 years at a Quaker boarding school in Kendal, and then he moved on to a teaching position at the city of Manchester.
  • 7.  John Dalton was seriously interested in meteorology for the longest time.  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 till, in the spring of 1793, he moved to Manchester.
  • 8. 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 New College in Moseley Street (in 1880 transferred to Manchester College, Oxford), and that position he retained until the removal of the college to York in 1799.
  • 9.  Hewas appointed teacher of mathematics and natural philosophy at the New College in Moseley Street (in 1800 transferred to Manchester College, Oxford), and that position he retained until the removal of the college to York in 1799, when he became a public and private teacher of mathematics and chemistry.
  • 10. He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory and his research into color blindness (sometimes referred to as Daltonism, in his honor).
  • 11. Elihu Robinson a competent meteorologist and instrument maker, who got him interested in problems of mathematics and meteorology. John Gough a blind philosopher to whose aid he owed much of his scientific knowledge.
  • 12.  Meteorological Observations and Essays (1793)  Elements of English Grammar  “Daltonism” (Color Blindness)
  • 14. When John Dalton died, 40,000 people attended his funeral procession.
  • 16.  http://www.biographybase.com/biograp hy/Dalton_John.html  http://chemicalheritage.net/discover/on line-resources/chemistry-in- history/themes/the-path-to-the- periodic-table/dalton.aspx
  • 17. Thank You for Listening! God Bless 