Daltonian

In the early days of the Daltonian theory it seemed that the recognition of atoms as ultimate particles, by the placing together of which masses of this or that kind of matter are produced, would suffice to explain all the facts of chemical combinations; but Dalton's application of the term "atom" to elements and compounds alike implied that an atom might itself have parts, and that one atom might be more complex than another.

We found that, by the labours of the great Swede J. J. Berzelius, the Daltonian theory was confirmed by a vast series of accurate analyses, and, in conjunction with a modification of the electro-chemical theory of Davy, was made the basis of a system of classification which endeavoured to include all chemical substances within its scope.

At present I wish to notice this conception as lying at the root of most of the work which he did in extending and applying the Daltonian theory.

These seemingly contradictory conclusions came out of a survey conducted last month by The Daltonian, the student newspaper at the Dalton School.

He is the daddy, by the way, of another famous Daltonian blond: newswoman Deborah Norville is his little girl.