
Sujet
John Dalton, British chemist, 19th century. Artist: CH Jeens
Légende
John Dalton, British chemist, 19th century. Dalton (1766-1844) was born near Cockermouth, Cumbria. In 1794 he described colour blindness (Daltonism) from which both he and his brother suffered. He also proposed an atomic theory and studied gases. As a Quaker Dalton was unable to attend an English university. He supported himself as a schoolmaster and tutor.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1800
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_400
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (2,0Mo) / 32,5cm x 38,5cm / 3839 x 4550 (300dpi)