The following document is a reprint of the manuscript entitled,
A brief account of microscopical observations made
in
the
months of June, July and August,
1827,
on the particles contained
in
the pollen of plants; and on the general existence of active
molecules
in
organic and inorganic bodies
, which can be found in
The miscellaneous botanical works of Robert Brown, Volume 1
.
This manuscript was originally printed as part of a privately circulated
pamphlet; hence the editor's note indicating that this manuscript
was not published. However, it was reprinted shortly therafter,
appearing in the Edinburgh new Philosophical Journal (pp. 358-371,
July-September, 1828) and numerous other journals (Mabberley).
A
subsequent defense by Brown of his original observations,
entitled,
Additional remarks on active molecules
(Brown, 1829) is
also included in the text.
References:
Mabberley, D.J. 1985. Jupiter Botanicus: Robert Brown of the
British Museum. Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd, London.
Brown, Robert. 1866. The miscellaneous botanical works of Robert
Brown: Volume 1. (Edited by John J. Bennett).
R. Hardwicke, London.
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Dennis Wm. Stevenson.
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