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    Joseph Priestley discovered in 1771 that plants produce a substance (later identified as oxygen) that allows air to support combustion. In 1779, Jan Ingenhousz expanded on Priestley's work by showing that a plant needs to be exposed to light for it to produce oxygen, and that this process requires the plant's green tissues. The study of photosynthesis began with these early observations of the role of plants in producing oxygen and purifying air.

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    Joseph Priestley discovered in 1771 that plants produce a substance (later identified as oxygen) that allows air to support combustion. In 1779, Jan Ingenhousz expanded on Priestley's work by showing that a plant needs to be exposed to light for it to produce oxygen, and that this process requires the plant's green tissues. The study of photosynthesis began with these early observations of the role of plants in producing oxygen and purifying air.

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    Joseph Priestley discovered in 1771 that plants produce a substance (later identified as oxygen) that allows air to support combustion. In 1779, Jan Ingenhousz expanded on Priestley's work by showing that a plant needs to be exposed to light for it to produce oxygen, and that this process requires the plant's green tissues. The study of photosynthesis began with these early observations of the role of plants in producing oxygen and purifying air.

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    Joseph Priestley discovered in 1771 that plants produce a substance (later identified as oxygen) that allows air to support combustion. In 1779, Jan Ingenhousz expanded on Priestley's work by showing that a plant needs to be exposed to light for it to produce oxygen, and that this process requires the plant's green tissues. The study of photosynthesis began with these early observations of the role of plants in producing oxygen and purifying air.

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    The study of photosynthesis began in 1771 with observations made by the English
    clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestley. Priestley had burned a candle in a closed
    container until the air within the container could no longer support combustion. He
    then placed a sprig of mint plant in the container and discovered that after several days
    the mint had produced some substance (later recognized as oxygen) that enabled the
    confined air to again support combustion. In 1779 the Dutch physician Jan
    Ingenhousz expanded upon Priestley’s work, showing that the plant had to be exposed
    to light if the combustible substance (i.e., oxygen) was to be restored. He also
    demonstrated that this process required the presence of the green tissues of the plant

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