John Alexander Reina Newlands was born on 1837-11-26.

John Alexander Reina Newlands studied science because he had a passion for understanding the natural world and wanted to contribute to scientific knowledge. He specifically focused on chemistry and developed the law of octaves, which was a significant contribution to the periodic table and the classification of elements. His work helped lay the foundation for further advancements in the field of chemistry.

John Alexander Newland ( 1865 )

August 20, 1864 was when John Alexander Reina Newlands produced the first periodic table of the elements.

Alexander Newlands has written:

'Unto the Right Honourable, the Lords of Council and session, the petition and complaint of Alexander Newlands, Skinner, Burgess in Edinburgh'