The Elements of Botany, For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
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| Author | Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 |
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| LoC No. | 01000850 |
| Title | The Elements of Botany, For Beginners and For Schools |
| Note | Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
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| Summary | "The Elements of Botany, For Beginners and For Schools" by Asa Gray is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This educational work serves to introduce readers, particularly students, to the principles of botany, focusing on the structure, growth, and behavior of flowering plants. Gray aims to equip newcomers with a foundational understanding of botanical concepts, emphasizing the importance of practical observation over rote memorization of technical terms. The opening of this volume presents a preface explaining its purpose and revisions from Gray's earlier works. It establishes that the book is designed for schools and aims to make botanical knowledge accessible and interesting to beginners by concentrating on flowering plants and their structural components. Gray introduces essential botanical vocabulary and outlines the structure and function of plants, setting the stage for a systematic study while underlining the practical aspects of plant observation and understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QK: Science: Botany |
| Subject | Plants |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 33757 |
| Release Date | Sep 18, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 167 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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