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Apr 28, 2024 · Robert Brown (born December 21, 1773, Montrose, Angus, Scotland—died June 10, 1858, London, England) was a Scottish botanist best known for his descriptions of cell nuclei and of the continuous motion of minute particles in solution, which came to be called Brownian motion.
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Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist who collected and classified thousands of plant specimens from Australia and other regions. He also described the movement of small particles in solution, now known as Brownian motion, and the cell nuclei of plants.
Robert Brown FRSE FRS FLS MWS (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist and paleobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope.
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- Brownian motion, Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen
Robert Brown was a botanist from Scotland who was a pioneer in microscopy. He was among the first botanists to describe the nucleus of cells while he also discovered Brownian motion. He was also highly influential in paleobotany, the study of prehistoric plant life.
Learn about Robert Brown, a leading botanist and naturalist who discovered the erratic movement of pollen grains and the cell nucleus. He was also the librarian and president of the Linnean Society and the author of Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae.
(1773–1858). Scottish botanist Robert Brown was born in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1773. He studied medicine at the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh and…
Jul 13, 1999 · Abstract. It was Robert Brown who brought botany into the mainstream of developmental biology, integrating plant physiology, cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology into a holistic view of plant growth. Robert's scientific legacy is not just what he himself accomplished but also what he inspired others to do.
