"The Elements of Botany, For Beginners and For Schools" by Asa Gray is an older educational book that helps young students understand the fundamentals of botany. It mainly looks at the parts, growth, and actions of flowering plants. Gray wants to give new students a basic knowledge of botany, stressing the need to learn by watching closely rather than just memorizing terms. At the beginning, Gray writes about the book’s goal and changes made from his previous books. He says the book is for schools and aims to make botany easy and interesting for beginners by focusing on flowering plants and their pieces. Gray explains important botany words and the way plants are built and work, preparing students for learning about plants in a way that is hands-on and easy to understand.
The Elements of Botany, For Beginners and For Schools
By Asa Gray
Explore the intricate world of flowering plants and unlock the secrets of their structure, growth, and behavior.
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About the AuthorAsa Gray is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exclusive. Gray was adamant that a genetic connection must exist between all members of a species. He was also strongly opposed to the ideas of hybridization within one generation and special creation in the sense of its not allowing for evolution. He was a strong supporter of Darwin, although Gray's theistic evolution was guided by a Creator.
Asa Gray is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exclusive. Gray was adamant that a genetic connection must exist between all members of a species. He was also strongly opposed to the ideas of hybridization within one generation and special creation in the sense of its not allowing for evolution. He was a strong supporter of Darwin, although Gray's theistic evolution was guided by a Creator.
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