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John Dalton
Understanding John Dalton's atomic theory of matter
How scientists discovered atoms
John Dalton, detail of an engraving by W. Worthington, after a portrait by William Allen, 1814.
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John Dalton, detail of an engraving by W. Worthington, after a portrait by William Allen, 1814.
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Understanding John Dalton's atomic theory of matter
John Dalton and the development of the atomic theory.
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How scientists discovered atoms
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