Plate 4: Elements

Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy

1808

This plate contains the arbitrary marks or signs chosen to represent several chemical elements, from simple elements such as hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen, to septenary elements such as an atom of sugar.

Author	Dalton, John, 1766-1844
Engraver	Slack
Printer	Russell, S.
Place of publication	England--Manchester
Format	Image
Original file type	TIFF
Genre	Engravings Rare books
Extent	22 cm H
Subject	Atomic theory Chemical elements Chemistry, Inorganic
Rights	Public Domain Mark 1.0
Credit line	Courtesy of Science History Institute

Physical location

Department	Library
Collection	Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library
Physical container	Volume 1, Part 1
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Dalton, John. “Plate 4: Elements.” In A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Manchester, England: S. Russell, 1808. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/0c483k09s.

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