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Born on Sept. 6th, 1776 in Cumberland, England.
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He and his brother, Jonathon, begin to run a Quaker school in Kendal, England.
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Moved to Machester to persue a career as a tutor in mathematics and natural philosphy.
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Elected as a member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society because of his studies with color blindness.
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Became a secretary of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
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Came to a conclusion about his ideas.
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He first published indications of his ideas. It contained his "law of partial pressures."
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Proposed his Law of Simple Proportion
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Indicated (in a notebook) that the relative weights of the gaseous elements could be found out from the studies of other compounds, such as water, carbon dioxide, and ammonia
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Decided that all elements should have an abbreviation (ex: H)
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Published a list of elements along with their atomic weights in his 'New System of Chemical Philosophy',
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Rewarded the Royal Medal for the 'New System of Chemical Philosophy',
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Had his first of of 4 strokes.
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Had his second stroke, leaving him with a speech inpediment.
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Had his third stroke.
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He died of a stroke and was layed to rest in the Manchester Town Hall.