John Dalton's Chemical Atoms and Molecules from 1808

John Dalton's 1808 work compiled experimental data that led to the discovery of the law of multiple proportions. The dataset is a 352.9 KB PDF file containing various atoms and molecules from his book, <i>A New System of Chemical Philosophy</i>. It was uploaded by Ben Friday under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Study the historical development of atomic theory based on the described compilation of early 1800s experimental data.
• Analyze the law of multiple proportions using the original data and examples mentioned in the description.
• Create educational materials on John Dalton's work from the primary source PDF.

Strengths

• The dataset provides direct access to a foundational 1808 scientific text.
• It is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 352.9 KB PDF, which is a very small and limited digital artifact.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, making machine-readability uncertain.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

John Dalton's <i>A New System of Chemical Philosophy</i> (1808)

Collection Method

Compilation of experimental data by John Dalton and other scientists.

Time Range

Early 1800s

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 23:33:51; freshness should be verified.