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100	1		_aDalton, John, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMeteorological Observations and Essays / _cJohn Dalton.
246	3		_aMeteorological Observations & Essays
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1793.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (230 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Physical Sciences
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aFamed for his seminal work in the development of atomic theory, John Dalton (1766-1844) was a chemist and natural philosopher who served for years as professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at the New College, Manchester. Dalton was born into a Quaker family in the Lake District; his early interest in weather was inspired by a local instrument-maker and meteorologist. He began keeping a meteorological diary in 1787, and this 1793 book is one of his earliest publications. It contains not only meteorological observations but also speculations about their causes. Beginning with a description of the instruments needed to undertake such investigations, Dalton considers a variety of natural phenomena, finishing by offering various theories on the causes of the Aurora Borealis. This book also contains many of the ideas that would go on to be developed in his future research and publications, for which he is better known.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108184489
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pPhysical Sciences.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511880766
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