280 Scientific Intelligence. 
“But whilst his ae was thus great, his works are not calculated 
They are contained in the tr ansactions of 
edition of his works, in five volumes, is we Germany. te 
was of a diffident and fannie disposition, siting hater lege of 
eens, and anxious to avoid public observation. Thus it is that one e of 
ur greatest philosophers has passed away without habe and many will 
yine heard his name for the first time with the announcement of his 
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and was born at Montrose’on the 21st of December, 1773. He was first 
entered a student at Marischal College, Aberdeen, and afterwards studied 
sia at re eaoage where he completed his studies in 1793. Int 
oe e year has w gig noon Sek and subaltern in a Scotch 
r Fencible Reiitacnt, which he accompanied to Ireland, and stayed there 
till the end of 1800. Having through his love of botan ny made the ac-- 
uaintance of Sir Joseph Banks, he was through his interest appoin 
naturalist to Capt. Flinders’s Barvevin Expedition to New Hold 
During this voyage the whole continent rot Australia was circumnavi 
i many parts of the coast were visited, se eventually the ship in which i in 
a the Expedition sailed was © ondemned a unseaworthy at Port J pee in 
; 1803. Mr. Brown rema cert in New Holland, ose different parts 
the Werkak ; 
was devoted to the family of plants called by him ‘ Asclepiade. In this 
paper the character of mind of the author is well seen. The microscope 
his future eacoeaepr nan to the Linnean and Royal Societies. Such 
was of his great work on the plants of New Holland, Mi 
he published in a he year 1810, with the title ‘Prodromus Flore 
Hollandie et Insule Van Diemen? This work contained not only a a . 
of ~ Fer bhi Sy had himself collected in Australia, but 
those co oseph Banks during Cook’s first voyage 
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