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Berzelius' symbols are horrifying. A young student in chemistry might as soon learn Hebrew as make himself acquainted with them... They appear to me equally to perplex the adepts in science, to discourage the learner, as well as to cloud the beauty and simplicity of the atomic theory.

John Dalton

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John Dalton
Age: 77 †
Born: 1766
Born: September 6
Died: 1844
Died: July 27
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