Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and paleobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope. His contributions include one of the earliest de
Portrait by Henry William Pickersgill
Brown as a young man
Brown in 1855
Palynology
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Palynology is the study of microorganisms and microscopic fragments of macroorganisms that are composed of acid-resistant organic material and occur in sediments, sedimentary rocks, and even some meta
Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
…fertilisation, including being the first to recognise the fundamental difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms; and some of the earliest studies in palynology. He also made numerous contributions to plant taxonomy, notably erecting a number of plant families that are still accepted today; and numerous Australian…
Pollen and spore grains seen under differen research-grade microscopes, including confocal microscopy.
Pollen core sampling, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Pine pollen under a modern simple light microscope
Tyrannosaurus Rex Holotype