James Nasmyth by James Nasmyth

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James Nasmyth

James Nasmyth - Engineer. An autobiography by James Nasmyth. Edited by Samuel Smiles. Published 1883 by John Murray of Albemarle Street, London

Preface
Chapter I	My Ancestry
Chapter II	Alexander Nasmyth
Chapter III	An Artist's Family
Chapter IV	My Early Years
Chapter V	My School Days
Chapter VI	Mechanical Beginnings
Chapter VII	Henry Maudsley, London.
Chapter VIII	Maudsley's Private Assistant
Chapter IX	Holiday in the Manufacturing Districts
Chapter X	Begin Business in Manchester
Chapter XI	Bridgewater Foundry - Partnership
Chapter XII	Free Trade in Ability - The Strike - Death of my Father
Chapter XIII	My Marriage - The Steam Hammer
Chapter XIV	Travels in France and Italy
Chapter XV	Steam Hammer Pile Driver
Chapter XVI	Nuremberg - St. Petersburg - Dannemora
Chapter XVII	More about Bridgewater Foundry - Woolwich Arsenal
Chapter XVIII	Astronomical Pursuits
Chapter XIX	More about Astronomy
Chapter XX	Retirement from Business
Chapter XXI	Active Leisure
Chronological List	Chronological List of Mechanical Inventions and Technical Contrivances
Sun-Ray	Sun-Ray Origin of the Pyramids, and the Cuneiform Character