John+Dalton

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==== John Dalton was born on Sep. 6 1766. He was born into a Quaker family and because of some of his religious background it may have influenced some if his studies. Dalton was not only a chemist but also a physicist and a meteorologist. Dalton is best known for his work in developing the atomic theory. Dalton also did a lot of research in color blindness(sometimes known as Daltonism). Dalton suffered from color blindness as did John Gough, he taught Dalton most of his early scientific knowledge. Dalton taught at "New College" in Manchester. ====

5. In chemical reactions, atoms are combined, separated, or rearranged.
==== Dalton later proposed a "rule of greatest simplicity" it created great controversy because it could not be independently confirmed. Scientist could not deduce how many atoms of each element combined to form compound molecules. ====