It has long been known that the chemical atomic weight of hydrogen was greater than one-quarter of that of helium, but so long as fractional weights were general there was no particular need to explain this fact, nor could any definite conclusions be drawn from it.
-- Francis William Aston
   
Francis William Aston   Name:
Francis William Aston
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
British
Birth:
September 1, 1877
Death:
November 20, 1945
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