James Nasmyth Quotes

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• 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…
• In order to keep pace with the influx of work I had to take on fresh hands.
• Everything connected with war and warlike exploits is interesting to a boy.
• In 1854 I took out a patent for puddling iron by means of steam.
• In course of time the Brothers Cowper removed the manufacture of their printing machines from London, to Manchester. There they found skilled and energetic workmen,…
• My father was always anxious to give pleasure to his children. Accordingly, he took me one day, as a special treat, to the top of…
• Time passed by. I had furnished steam hammers to the principal foundries in England. I had sent them abroad, even to Russia. At length it…
• OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us.
• But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the…
• Week by week my orders grew, and the flat of the old mill soon assumed a very busy aspect.

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