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Description A scan of Plate IV of John Dalton's A New System of Chemical Philosophy, published in 1808.
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Please do not "update" the list with modern spellings. This is a historic list and the old spellings are intentional; it should be "carbone", not "carbon". Note that throughout this list Dalton uses the word “atom” for our molecules.

  1. Hydrogen, its relative weight 1
  2. Azote 5
  3. Carbone or charcoal 5
  4. Oxygen 7
  5. Phosphorous 9
  6. Sulphur 13
  7. Magnesia 20
  8. Lime 23
  9. Soda 28
  10. Potash 42
  11. Strontites 46
  12. Barytes 68
  13. Iron 38
  14. Zinc 56
  15. Copper 56
  16. Lead 95
  17. Silver 100
  18. Platina 100
  19. Gold 140
  20. Mercury 167
  21. An atom of water or steam, composed of 1 of oxygen and 1 of hydrogen, retained in physical contact by a strong affinity, and supposed to be surrounded by a common atmosphere of heat; its relative weight = 8
  22. An atom of ammonia, composed of 1 of azote and 1 of hydrogen 6
  23. An atom of nitrous gas, composed of 1 of azote and 1 of oxygen 12
  24. An atom of olefiant gas, composed of 1 of carbone and 1 of hydrogen 6
  25. An atom of carbonic oxide composed of 1 of carbone and 1 of oxygen 12
  26. An atom of nitrous oxide, 2 azote + 1 oxygen 17
  27. An atom of nitric acid, 1 azote + 2 oxygen 19
  28. An atom of carbonic acid, 1 carbone + 2 oxygen 19
  29. An atom of carburetted hydrogen, 1 carbone + 2 hydrogen 7
  30. An atom of oxynitric acid, 1 azote + 3 oxygen 26
  31. An atom of sulphuric acid, 1 sulphur + 3 oxygen 34
  32. An atom of sulphuretted hydrogen, 1 sulphur + 3 hydrogen 16
  33. An atom of alcohol, 3 carbone, + 1 hydrogen 16
  34. An atom of nitrous acid, 1 nitric acid + 1 nitrous gas 31
  35. An atom of acetous acid, 2 carbone + 2 water 26
  36. An atom of nitrate of ammonia, 1 nitric acid + 1 ammonia + 1 water 33
  37. An atom of sugar, 1 alcohol + 1 carbonic acid 35

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