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Word: semmens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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...seeds sown in the moon's first quarter grow more quickly than those planted in the dark of the moon. They have averred it often, foot on mattock, few but children and naturals believing them. Last week, their contentions were upheld by an English scientist, one Elizabeth S. Semmens. Working under the auspices of the Bedford College for Women, London, she proved that the growth of plants was nourished by moonshine, which is no more than polarized light, a stimulant to the digest of starch. Light consists of vibrations across the line of sight-vibrations up and down, right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Starch and the Moon | 11/17/1924 | See Source »

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