John Dalton

Part I of Essay
was born on September 6, 1766 in Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England. was a British chemist and physicist who developed the atomic theory of matter and therefore is known as one of the fathers of modern physical science. Dalton was the son of a Quaker weaver. When only 12 ....

Part II of Essay
.... 200,000 entries of meteorological observations recording the changeable climate of the Lake District in which he lived. In 1793 Dalton published Meteorological Observations and Essays. He then became interested in preparing collections of botanical and insect species. In 1787, he began observations about aurora phenomena--luminous, sometimes coloured displays in the sky caused by electrical disturbances in the atmosphere. Some of his studies in meteorology led him to conclusions about the origin of trade winds involving the Earth's rotatio ....