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Knight's Experiment
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Description: "Knight's experiment, substituting centrifugal "force" for gravity" proved that stems do not grow upwards because of sunlight but rather, roots grow downwards because of gravity. -Gager, 1916
Source: Gager, C. Stuart Fundamentals of Botany (Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1916) 127
Keywords: Thomas Andrew Knight, botany, plant experiment, centrifugal force, gravity, plants on wheel, plants growing
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