Who was #"John Dalton"#?

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Feb 24, 2017

#"John Dalton (1766-1844)"# was an English natural philosopher.....

Explanation:

......who developed an early atomic theory. See the wiki article. Some of the principles Dalton discovered, e.g. #"law of multiple proportions"#, #"law of partial pressures"# are still taught at modern secondary schools. This is a true testament to the influence of his ideas.