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Author: John Dalton
Publication Location: London
Year: 1793

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Dalton defined the law of partial pressures in the course of his meteorological research. Three years later, his New System of Chemical Philosophy (Manchester, 1808) presented his atomic theory and provided a way to calculate the relative weights of elements and compounds.

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Theme(s): Meteorology, Chemistry
Chronological Period: 18th century
Geographical Region(s): England, Europe
Resource Type: Book