melvin Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 At the age of 12 John Dalton(1766-1844) became a school teacher-for a salary of 58 shillings a week. Some of his pu- pils were very much older than he. It was not so much love of teaching as po- verty that made him a school teacher, but being the sixth child of a poor En- glish Quaker who made little by his work as a weaver. Teaching boys and girls and talking through one`s self however has its disadvantages, when one of his pupils challenged him to a fight, but decided not to do so by locking up the boy in his room. No one was hurt, but the boy`s classmates broke the win- dows to show Dalton what they thought of him. Dalton`s chief pleasure in his early years was the study of weather and the atmosphere. Starting when he was 21, he kept a diary for 57 years in which he recorded more than 200,000 meteorological observations. These facinated him which made him ques- tion what was it? A chemical compund? Is it a mixture of gasses, like nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor? This being true, Dalton believed the be- havior of gasses might be explained as composed of tiny particles. In other words of ATOMS. These changes which these substances went through from solid to li- quid to gas and back again could be ex- plained as a re-arrangement of ATOMS of each element. In 1808, Dalton published his famous ATO- MIC Theory. It hel that all matter is composed of tiny ATOMS, and that all AT- OMS of a particular element(Oxygen, for example) are similar and of the same weight. The atoms of gold and lead are comparatively heavy, but those hydrogen and helium are very light. Dalton never married. He was so color- blind that when he was dressed in his role of a Doctor of Laws, he did not know that he was breaking one of the rules of the QUAKERS( It was forbidden to wear red). So, he went cheerfully up to be intro- duced to the King, as he confessed that red exactly looked the same to him as green. Inspite of worldwide fame, John Dalton, remained poor, earning his living by teaching. When a French scientist came to Manchester, England to pay respects, he expected to find Dalton installed in a great university. Instead after a long search., he found the English scholar teaching a small boy(Sri Govinda) in A- rithmetic. Source: The Book of Knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhakta Shakta Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 Listen, atomic energy and atoms for that matter were found long time ago bye Sage Vasiseka. It remains to be shown what achievements Westerners have attained in any scientific field without Indian power and influence COMPLETELY affecting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhakta Shakta Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 I agree with you Bhakta Shakta, but I personally believe Westerners have no accomplishments of their own in the medical field. That's why there are so many dark colered indians in the medical field. In fact, without Indians in America supporting their entire medical infrastructure there would be no good surgical methods here! HAHAHAHA hahaha lahalhal da. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maitreya Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 Yes they are good physicians.But don't ignore the special immigration laws that allow them to stay on in the USA after interning at a local hospital if they agree to set up practice in a low income area that American physicians won't work in.Too low pay. This works out great for the USA, but is a drain on the countries the immigrants have come from. They study in India and elsewhere and then leave depriving their past country of their valuable skills. By the way are you guys twins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanpeter Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 By the way are you guys twins? Oh no! Stereo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvin Posted September 4, 2001 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 If an Indian sage really discovered atomic energy, then maybe John Dal- ton was the incarnation of that great sage. But we must give John the recog- nition he deserved for his experiments that confirmed the existence of what we know today as atomic energy. We should not also take away from the great sage, Chaitanya, for revealing to us its secrets. In other words, what comes first is the idea then af- terwards, the realization. Its like the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Sankirtana movement would have not been possible today, if it were not for the contributions of Sanatana Gos- wami and Rufa Goswami, the six Gos- wamis of Vrajabhumi, Srila Nityananda, and the rest of the troop. We must not therefore deride the peo- ple who contributed to this ancient science in making our planet Earth a better place to live, minus the pol- lution. Krishna consciouness is transcendental and those who practice the art may not have to come from India to earn a mas- teral degree from IT. Just because John is an English scien- tist, does it mean he did not study during his lifetime Krishna conscious- ness? Although it was not recorded that he did, his personal relationship with God and how he was able to deal with IT is not anymore our concern. Am I being understood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animesh Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 Bhakta Shakta responds to Bhakta Shakta's post after just two minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhakta Shakta Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 5min 3 min 2 min 1 min man [This message has been edited by Bhakta Shakta (edited 09-04-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhakta Shakta Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 history of the abc's. someone do research && post it up here right now. [This message has been edited by Bhakta Shakta (edited 09-04-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhakta Shakta Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 abncdef [This message has been edited by Bhakta Shakta (edited 09-04-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvin Posted September 5, 2001 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 First of all I would dedicate this subject to Lord Chaitanya Mahaprab- hu, who is the source of my wisdom. Like Ramananda Raya, I can only write and post messages to you from what the Lord wants me to do: To illuminate everyone on the science of Krishna consciousness as far as what my mind can do. If this were a class, I would like therefore the students to behave and listen well and not try to make a mockery out of this sensitive matter. Try to imagine yourself being beside a nuclear bomb or reactor. Would you shout and laugh, while the machine is running at speeds equal to or fas- ter than LIGHT? That any noise and jarring may trigger the machine to detonate and explode? You don`t really need to say a word af- ter you have read its notes because what you will contribute may only spoil the broth. The people I want to post on this page are those with a degree on philosophy, medicine, astronomy, mathematics, etc. Because what we will be doing here from now on is to construct a nuclear reactor. Yes, inside this page. Once we do that, we can power this web site for, like a spaceship, home, Back to Krishnaloka. OMMMMMMHHHH............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel9 Posted November 17, 2001 Report Share Posted November 17, 2001 it`s a reactor like no other! [This message has been edited by mel9 (edited 11-17-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 what famous quote did john dalton say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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