Newton,Gases, and Daltonian chemistry: The foundations of combination in definite proportion |
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| Authors: | Robin S. Fleming |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Phyilosophy , University of Virginia , Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | This study deals with the relationship between Newton's gas model in the Principia (Book II, Proposition xxiii) and Dalton's theorizing. Dalton's first theory of mixed gases is an elegant extension of the Newtonian gas model which, in turn, led Dalton to a general model of chemical combination. The views on combination are contrasted with those of Arnold Thackray. Interestingly, the model of combination was knowingly based on a falsified theory. |
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