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    The document summarizes the early discoveries about photosynthesis. It describes that Jean van Helmont discovered in 1640 that plant growth comes from water, not soil. Joseph Priestly discovered in 1771 that plants release oxygen, which fuels combustion. Jan Ingenhousz discovered that only green parts of plants release oxygen and it requires sunlight. Robert Mayer recognized in 1845 that plants convert solar energy to chemical energy during photosynthesis. Frederick Blackman discovered in 1905 that photosynthesis has two reactions - a light-dependent photochemical reaction and a light-independent biochemical reaction. Robert Hill showed in 1937 that chloroplasts alone could release oxygen without carbon dioxide present.

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    A Brief History On The Discovery of Photosynthesis

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    The document summarizes the early discoveries about photosynthesis. It describes that Jean van Helmont discovered in 1640 that plant growth comes from water, not soil. Joseph Priestly discovered in 1771 that plants release oxygen, which fuels combustion. Jan Ingenhousz discovered that only green parts of plants release oxygen and it requires sunlight. Robert Mayer recognized in 1845 that plants convert solar energy to chemical energy during photosynthesis. Frederick Blackman discovered in 1905 that photosynthesis has two reactions - a light-dependent photochemical reaction and a light-independent biochemical reaction. Robert Hill showed in 1937 that chloroplasts alone could release oxygen without carbon dioxide present.

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    CHAPTER 6.

    10:
    A BRIEF HISTORY ON THE DISCOVERY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS

    PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    A process by which chlorophyll containing cells synthesise carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of sunlight.

    Early researchers on photosynthesis


    1. Jean van Helmont (1643) When he conducted an experiment in 1640, he discovered that the growth of plants was not due to the soil but due to the water taken in instead.

    2. Joseph Priestly (1771)


    He carried out an experiment using a bell jar, a candle, and a plant. He found that the plant releases a substance that keeps a candle burning (a substance that we now know as oxygen).

    3. Jan Ingenhousz
    He discovered that plants only release oxygen in the presence of sunlight and only green parts of plants could release oxygen. He recognized the importance of sunlight & chlorophyll in photosynthesis.

    4. Robert Mayer (1845) He recognized that plants convert solar energy into chemical energy during photosynthesis. 5. Frederick Blackman (1905) He discovered that photosynthesis involves 2 principal reactions which are photochemical reaction which is light dependent & a biochemical reaction which is light-independent. 6. Robert Hill (1937) He showed that isolated chloroplasts placed in water in the presence of suitable oxidising agent were able to release oxygen without the presence of carbon dioxide.

    Robert Mayer

    Robert Hill

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