“Natural selection is not the wind which propels the vessel, but the rudder which, by friction, now on this side and now on that, shapes the course.”

— Asa Gray

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About Asa Gray

Scientist • American

Asa Gray was a prominent American botanist, widely regarded as the most important American botanist of the 19th century. He spent most of his career at Harvard University, where he established a world-renowned botany...

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