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  2. John Dalton - Wikipedia

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    John Dalton FRS (/ ˈ d ɔː l t ən /; 5 or 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist and meteorologist. [1] He introduced the atomic theory into chemistry. He also researched colour blindness ; as a result, the umbrella term for red-green congenital colour blindness disorders is Daltonism in several languages.

  3. Cell theory - Wikipedia

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    From these conclusions about plants and animals, two of the three tenets of cell theory were postulated. 1. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells 2. The cell is the most basic unit of life. Schleiden's theory of free cell formation through crystallization was refuted in the 1850s by Robert Remak, Rudolf Virchow, and Albert ...

  4. History of chemistry - Wikipedia

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    John Dalton is remembered for his work on partial pressures in gases, color blindness, and atomic theory. Main articles: John Dalton and Atomic theory In 1803, English meteorologist and chemist John Dalton proposed Dalton's law , which describes the relationship between the components in a mixture of gases and the relative pressure each ...

  5. Atomism - Wikipedia

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    John Dalton's alternative formulae for water and ammonia. And then he proceeded to give a list of relative weights in the compositions of several common compounds, summarizing: [73] 1st. That water is a binary compound of hydrogen and oxygen, and the relative weights of the two elementary atoms are as 1:7, nearly; 2nd.

  6. Law of multiple proportions - Wikipedia

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    The other is a white powder which Dalton referred to as "the deutoxide of tin", which is 78.7% tin and 21.3% oxygen. Adjusting these figures, in the grey powder there is about 13.5 g of oxygen for every 100 g of tin, and in the white powder there is about 27 g of oxygen for every 100 g of tin. 13.5 and 27 form a ratio of 1:2.

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    High school football enthusiasts who want to place a bet on a big game have no choice but to turn to an offshore site. Accepting a wager on high school sports is outlawed in Nevada and other U.S ...

  8. History of atomic theory - Wikipedia

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    In 1804, Dalton explained his atomic theory to his friend and fellow chemist Thomas Thomson, who published an explanation of Dalton's theory in his book A System of Chemistry in 1807. According to Thomson, Dalton's idea first occurred to him when experimenting with "olefiant gas" ( ethylene ) and "carburetted hydrogen gas" ( methane ).

  9. Social media reacts to ESPN's focus on Parker Jones penalty ...

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    Social media criticized ESPN for its focus on Georgia's Parker Jones after his sideline interference penalty in the CFP Sugar Bowl quarterfinal game: