John Dalton

John Dalton FRS( 1766 - 1854 )

born: 5 Sep 1766 in Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth died: 27 Jul 1844 Manchester Location of IOP plaque: Stramongate School in Kendal, Cumbria OS Grid Ref: ? Unveiled: March 1998, this plaque is bottle green in colour IOP Branch: Lancashire & Cumbria, Kendal Civic Society, Royal Astronomical Society Nearby attractions: Kendal Museum Plaque above the house where he was born Modern Tapestry in the Quaker Meeting House on Stramongate Photograph Malcolm Cooper

This plaque jointly commemmorates John Dalton and Sir Arthur Eddington, both of whom were associated with this school. Dalton was a teacher at the school from 1781 to 1793, the founder of atomic theory and the `father' of modern chemistry. There is anoter plaque to him installed by the Royal Society on the local church He and his brother were both colour blind and he first described this eye defect, now sometimes known as 'Daltonism'.
Further details can be found in Newsletter 12 1999 page 16.
The Quaker Tapestry Exhibition in Kendal shows scientific Quakers, Dalton, Eddington and Lonsdale, tapestry D10, scientists.

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