Please do not "update" the list with modern spellings. This is a historic list and the old spellings are intentional; it should be "carbone", not "carbon". Note that throughout this list Dalton uses the word “atom” for our molecules.
Hydrogen, its relative weight 1
Azote 5
Carbone or charcoal 5
Oxygen 7
Phosphorous 9
Sulphur 13
Magnesia 20
Lime 23
Soda 28
Potash 42
Strontites 46
Barytes 68
Iron 38
Zinc 56
Copper 56
Lead 95
Silver 100
Platina 100
Gold 140
Mercury 167
An atom of water or steam, composed of 1 of oxygen and 1 of hydrogen, retained in physical contact by a strong affinity, and supposed to be surrounded by a common atmosphere of heat; its relative weight = 8
An atom of ammonia, composed of 1 of azote and 1 of hydrogen 6
An atom of nitrous gas, composed of 1 of azote and 1 of oxygen 12
An atom of olefiant gas, composed of 1 of carbone and 1 of hydrogen 6
An atom of carbonic oxide composed of 1 of carbone and 1 of oxygen 12
An atom of nitrous oxide, 2 azote + 1 oxygen 17
An atom of nitric acid, 1 azote + 2 oxygen 19
An atom of carbonic acid, 1 carbone + 2 oxygen 19
An atom of carburetted hydrogen, 1 carbone + 2 hydrogen 7
An atom of oxynitric acid, 1 azote + 3 oxygen 26
An atom of sulphuric acid, 1 sulphur + 3 oxygen 34
An atom of sulphuretted hydrogen, 1 sulphur + 3 hydrogen 16
An atom of alcohol, 3 carbone, + 1 hydrogen 16
An atom of nitrous acid, 1 nitric acid + 1 nitrous gas 31
An atom of acetous acid, 2 carbone + 2 water 26
An atom of nitrate of ammonia, 1 nitric acid + 1 ammonia + 1 water 33
An atom of sugar, 1 alcohol + 1 carbonic acid 35
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