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WITHIN the last few years the problem of the ascent of water has entered on a new stage of existence. The researches which have led to this new development are of such weight and extent that they might alone occupy our time. It will be necessary therefore to avoid, as far as possible, going into ancient history. But it will conduce to clearness to recall some of the main stepping-stones in the progress of the subject.
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On the Ascent of Water in Trees2. Nature 56, 307–310 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/056307a0
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