道尔顿 (Dào'ěrdùn) · Dalton (surname)

Meanings

1 Dalton (surname)
2 John Dalton (English chemist and physicist)

About John Dalton

1766–1844 · 科学家 scientist

English chemist who set out modern atomic theory around 1803: each element is made of its own kind of atom, with its own weight. He also gave the first description of colour blindness, which he had himself.

Also called 约翰·道尔顿

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of the English surname Dalton.

Examples

HSK 7-9

道尔顿是原子论的奠基人之一。

Dào'ěrdùn shì yuánzǐ lùn de diànjīrén zhīyī.

Dalton was one of the founders of atomic theory.

HSK 7-9

道尔顿也是色盲研究的先驱者。

Dào'ěrdùn yě shì sèmáng yánjiū de xiānqūzhě.

Dalton was also a pioneer in the study of color blindness.

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usage

道尔顿 is also the dalton (Da), the unit for the mass of atoms and molecules: protein sizes are given in kDa, 千道尔顿. Colour blindness, which he described in himself, is sometimes called 道尔顿症 after him.