Dalton’s atomic theory is based on two principles, which are the law of conservation of mass and the law of constant composition. Let us learn what these two principles are all about.

IN the review of “A New View of the Origin of Dalton's Atomic Theory,” published in your issue of April 16, your reviewer, in summing up the evidence as to the origin of the atomic theory ...

B. M. Kedrov, Dalton's Atomic Theory and Its Philosophical Significance, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Jun., 1949), pp. 644-662 ...

Dalton's atomic theory was a revelation that challenged and expanded the scientific understanding of his time. Before Dalton, the nature of the matter was largely speculative.

But it was not until around 1803 that the first useful atomic theory of matter was introduced, by British chemist-physicist John Dalton. He proposed that all matter is composed of atoms, which ...

Letter Published: 14 May 1896 Dalton's Atomic Theory YOUR REVIEWER Nature 54, 28–29 (1896) Cite this article ...