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James Nasmyth by James Nasmyth
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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 |