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John Dalton Born-September 5th, 1766 Discovered- 1808 John Dalton was born in Eaglesfield, England. He is a very accomplished chemist and physicist. He was a teacher at his cousin school in Kendal. After a few years he was given the job at Manchester College as a mathematical and philosophy professor. He is most known for his discovery of the Atomic Theory. 1) All matter is made of atoms. Atoms are indivisible and indestructible. 2) All atoms of a given element are identical in mass and properties 3) Compounds are formed by a combination of two or more different kinds of atoms. 4) A chemical reaction is a rearrangement of atoms.
 * __Dalton's Atomic Theory (1808)__**

John Dalton Created a set of elements which at the time was new and advanced, but less advanced compared to todays.