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This blue plaque is fixed to the cottage NY0928 : The birthplace of John Dalton, Eaglesfield in which John Dalton was born in 1766. The plaque was placed to mark a national chemical landmark by the Royal Society of Chemists who recognised him for pioneering work in the areas of pressures of gases, atomic theory and colour-blindness (which he suffered from).

The text on the plaque reads:
JOHN DALTON RRS
(1766 - 1844)

1778 - 1793: Teacher (Eaglesfield, Pardshaw, kendal)
1793 - 1844: Scientist and Educator (Manchester)
1817 - 1844: President, Manchester Lit & Phil Soc

Laws of Partial Pressures and Multiple Proportions,
recognised Colour Blindness
and revolutionised Chemistry through
his Atomic Theory

7 June 2007