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LL/55241
James Nasmyth & James Carpenter
1874
Vesuvius and Neighbourhood of Naples

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Publication: Nasmyth, James And James Carpenter, The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite, John Murray, London, 1874, Plate VI
 
Notes: James Hall Nasmyth (sometimes spelled Naesmyth, Nasmith, or Nesmyth) (19 August 1808 - 7 May 1890) was a Scottish engineer and inventor famous for his development of the steam hammer. He was the co-founder of Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company manufacturers of machine tools. He retired at the age of 48, and moved to Penshurst, Kent where he developed his hobbies of astronomy and photography.
 
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