Misturas e combinações químicas dos gases: estudos e explicações atômicas de John Dalton (1766-1844)

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2007

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The purpose of this essay is to analyze some aspects of the development of the atomic theory by Dalton, focusing his main and longest work. A new system of chemical philosophy was published in 1808, 1810 and 1827, with the aim of disclosing Daltons atomic theory and reaffirming its basis as well as presenting some answers to the objections which some of his contemporaneous historians made about his ideas. Thus, the first part of this work presents the A new system of chemical philosophy. Besides it discusses some opinions hold by historians of science concerning the uprising of Daltons atomic theory. The second part, analyses some reasons which would leads Dalton to propose his atomic theory. Finally the third part shows how, or starting from which presupposed, Dalton proposed atomic weights, diameter and volume definitions

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historia das ciencias teoria atomica teoria atômica de dalton gases atomic theory by dalton dalton, john -- 1766-1844 -- a new system of chemical philosophy quimica -- filosofia e teoria

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