Science, asked by braydengregory, 1 year ago

Why was the experiment of van Helmont important?

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Answered by PREMSIR

This experiment was important as, he prevailing theory at the time was that plants grew by eating soil, and van Helmont devised a clever investigation to test this idea. He weighed a willow tree and weighed dry soil. ... He then re-weighed the tree, which had increased in mass by over 12 stone.

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