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Plate 4: Elements

  • Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy
  • 1808

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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.

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

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  • Library
Collection
  • Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library
Physical container
  • Volume 1, Part 1
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Scientific Biography
John Dalton

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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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