Awards and Recognition
He accepted a Doctorate of Science from Oxford University.
40,000 people came to see his body in Manchester Town Hall when he died.
In 1833 he was awarded an annual pension from the British Government.
Since Dalton was a Quaker, he refused to be nominated for membership of the Royal Society. In 1822 people elected him to the society without him knowing it, which is why in 1832 he grudgingly accepted a Doctorate of Science from Oxford University.
40,000 people came to see his body in Manchester Town Hall when he died.
In 1833 he was awarded an annual pension from the British Government.
Since Dalton was a Quaker, he refused to be nominated for membership of the Royal Society. In 1822 people elected him to the society without him knowing it, which is why in 1832 he grudgingly accepted a Doctorate of Science from Oxford University.