Engineer An Autobiography

Engineer An Autobiography
James Nasmyth, scottish engineer and inventor famous for his development of the steam hammer (1808-1880)

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Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- PREFACE
-03- MY ANCESTRY
-04- ALEXANDER NASMYTH
-05- AN ARTIST'S FAMILY
-06- MY EARLY YEARS
-07- MY SCHOOL DAYS
-08- MECHANICAL BEGINNINGS
-09- HENRY MAUDSLAY, LONDON
-10- MAUDSLAY'S PRIVATE ASSISTANT
-11- HOLIDAY IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS
-12- BEGIN BUSINESS AT MANCHESTER
-13- BRIDGEWATER FOUNDRY, PARTNERSHIP
-14- FREE TRADE IN ABILITY
-15- MY MARRIAGE, THE STEAM HAMMER
-16- TRAVELS IN FRANCE AND ITALY
-17- STEAM HAMMER PILE DRIVER
-18- NUREMBERG, ST. PETERSBURG, DANNEMORA
-19- MORE ABOUT BRIDGEWATER FOUNDRY,WOOLWICH ARSENAL
-20- ASTRONOMICAL PURSUITS
-21- MORE ABOUT ASTRONOMY
-22- RETIREMENT FROM BUSINESS
-23- ACTIVE LEISURE
-24- CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF MECHANICAL INVENTIONS
-25- THE SUN RAY ORIGIN OF THE PYRAMIDS AND CUNEIFORM CHARACTER.