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John Dalton

19th Century AD/CE

He was the first to realize that the total pressure of a combination of gases is the total of the individual gases added together. The part of the total pressure of a mixture that comes from one component is called the partial pressure of that item.

Developed first atomic theory and is responsible for the billiard ball model.

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