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Auction: 19022 - Historical Documents, Postal History and Autographs
Lot: 2073

Autographs
John Dalton
1795 (8 June) ALS from John Dalton containing a lengthy account of his experiences taking herb samples along the Scottish East coast including an encounter with a lady and her daughter of Kendal who led him to sample medicinal water from a local well. Photo

John Dalton (1766-1844), English chemist, physicist and meteorologist. Dalton is best known for his contributions to studies into colour blindness and introduced atomic theory into chemistry.

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