Abstract
It is now well established that the source of
oxygen in photosynthesis is water. The earliest suggestion
previously known to us had come from Rene´ Bernard
Wurmser (1930). Here, we highlight an earlier report by
Monsieur De Fourcroy (1787), who had already discussed
the broad outlines of such a hypothesis in a book on
Chemistry written for women. We present here a free
translation of a passage from this book, with the original
text in French as an Appendix.
oxygen in photosynthesis is water. The earliest suggestion
previously known to us had come from Rene´ Bernard
Wurmser (1930). Here, we highlight an earlier report by
Monsieur De Fourcroy (1787), who had already discussed
the broad outlines of such a hypothesis in a book on
Chemistry written for women. We present here a free
translation of a passage from this book, with the original
text in French as an Appendix.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 105-107 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Photosynthesis Research |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 Apr 14 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Botany
Free keywords
- Antoine Lavoisier
- Joseph Priestley
- Otto Warburg
- Richard Willstätter
- René Wurmser