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    John Dalton: atoms, eyesight and auroras

    John Dalton (1766–1844) was a Manchester-based scientist whose pioneering work greatly advanced our understanding in multiple fields of research. His surviving apparatus and personal items are now in the Science Museum Group collection.

    Early years and the move to Manchester

    Dalton was born in what is now Cumbria in 1766. He became principal at a local Quaker school and taught there until 1793, at which time he moved to Manchester to tutor in natural philosophy and science at the Manchester Academy, a Presbyterian college. 

    However, his teaching duties left him with too little time to pursue his own scientific interests, so he became a private tutor, including to a budding young scientist called James Prescott Joule (more on whom later).

    Joining the 'Lit & Phil'

    Soon after moving to Manchester, Dalton joined the Literary & Philosophical Society, which was at the centre of the city's scientific and busi

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    Celebrating John Dalton

    Two hundred and fifty years after his birth, Stephanie Millard celebrates the life of John Dalton who laid the foundations of modern atomic theory.

    In early September 1766, John Dalton was born. He was fascinated by colour blindness, the weather and had one of the most important ideas in the history of science.

    Dalton was born in a remote by called Eaglesfield in Cumbria, northwest England, on or around 6 September 1766. His parents were Quakers and Dalton had a modest upbringing.

    From childhood, Dalton showed himself to be both clever and inquisitive. He attended the local by school, where he took on a teaching position from the age of 12.

    By 15 he was helping his brother, Jonathan, run a Quaker boarding school in Kendal, where they taught subjects ranging from ancient Greek to hydraulics.

    Whilst at Kendal, Dalton made the acquaintance of John Gough, a blind scholar and keen amateur meteorologist who helped uppmuntra Dalton’s lifelong love

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    An anniversary celebration

    Anniversaries provide appropriate occasions to remember significant events or personalities in the history of science. A major celebration took place in Manchester in 2003 on the 200th anniversary of Dalton’s first publication on his theory, but the 250th anniversary of his birth could not be allowed to pass without also being marked.

    Appropriately enough, this year’s celebrations were organised by Dr Diana Leitch, current President of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, and also a member of the RSC Historical Group. Dalton was himself President of the Lit. and Phil. for 28 years. Among the many guests present was Steve Howe who, soberly dressed in period Quaker costume, impersonated John Dalton.

    The first part of the event took place in the chemistry department of Manchester University. The proceedings were opened by Professor Steve Liddle, who stressed the long association of Manchester University with atomic research. Professor David P