James Hall Nasmyth
1808–90
Scottish engineer. Son of the artist Alexander Nasmyth. Designer of an industrial steam hammer, first produced in France in 1841 and commonly known as Nasmyth’s hammer. Manufacturer and developer of steam engines and machine tools. Wrote on astronomy.
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ODNB
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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