M0004648: Atomic formulae for water and ammonia by John Dalton (1766-1844)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: John Dalton: Formulae for water and ammonia. 1807

A reproducion of a photograph of a diagram of atomic formulae for for water and ammonia. The original was drawn by John Dalton (1766-1844) in 1807 but this is a reproduction of a copy done by the Science Museum, with the original item lent by the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.

8 May 1936

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

The copied diagram can be found at the Science Museum.

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.