M0004645: Atomic formulae for ether and alcohol by John Dalton (1766-1844)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Dalton: formulae for ether & alcohol. 1819

A reproduction of a photograph of a diagram of formulae for ether and alcohol. The original was drawn by John Dalton (1766-1844) in 1819 but this is 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 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.