Photosynthesis history

  • 1450

    Nicholas of Cusa

    Completed an experiment in which a plant is weighed and then planted in a container containing a weighed amount of soil. After a period of growth, the final weights of plant and soil, as well as the total weight of water applied, are determined and compared to the initial values. He speculates this will demonstrate that the mass of the plant was derived from water rather than soil.
  • Period: 1450 to

    Photosynthesis timeline

  • Jean Baptist van Helmont

  • Edme Mariotte

  • Jean Baptiste Boussingault