From a very early period of my life I have derived the highest enjoyment from listening to music, especially to melody, which is to me the most pleasing form of composition. — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
In order to keep pace with the influx of work I had to take on fresh hands. — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
My father was always anxious to give pleasure to his children. Accordingly, he took me one day, as a special treat, to the top… — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us. — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
Everything connected with war and warlike exploits is interesting to a boy. — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
“Among the many things that I showed Sir John [Herschel] while at Hammerfield, was a piece of white calico on which I had got printed one million spots. This was for the purpose of exhibiting one million in visible form. In astronomical subjects a million is a sort of unit, and it occurred to me to show what a million… — James Nasmyth Copy Share
Time passed by. I had furnished steam hammers to the principal foundries in England. I had sent them abroad, even to Russia. At length… — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
From a very early period of my life I have derived the highest enjoyment from listening to music, especially to melody, which is to… — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
Week by week my orders grew, and the flat of the old mill soon assumed a very busy aspect. — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
In course of time the Brothers Cowper removed the manufacture of their printing machines from London, to Manchester. There they found skilled and energetic… — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in… — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
