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HISTORY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS. By: Alaleh, Atiqa, Anna Lisa. Time line. J.B . Van Helmont : A Dutch physician, chemist, and alchemist. Discovered that water plays an important role in the growth of plants. Prior Knowledge J.B. Van Helmont. Results of J.B. Van Helmont experiment.
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HISTORY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS By: Alaleh, Atiqa, Anna Lisa
J.B. Van Helmont:A Dutch physician, chemist, and alchemist Discovered that water plays an important role in the growth of plants.
Stephen Hales: the English physiologist, chemist, and inventor Discovered that plants absorb air
Joseph Priestley: The English chemist Discovered that plants gave out oxygen
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