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Jan Van Helmont. in his 5-year experiment he planted a seedling in soil and watered it. it grew to a small treegaining 75kg. mass of soil didn't change. since water was all he added, he concluded it was from the water. - from Prentice Hall Texas Biology Book (9th grade)

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