Complex sentence: In the two or three years following the reading of these essays, Dalton published several papers on similar topics, that on the absorption of gases by water and other liquids (1803), containing his law of partial pressures now known as Dalton's law.
Split into simpler sentences: In the two or three years following the reading of these essays, Dalton published several papers on similar topics. "On the Absorption of Gases by Water and other Liquids" (1803) contained his law of partial pressures now known as Dalton's law.