James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and astronomer mb-code 42-19138833 was held to celebrate the

was held to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

with a quill behind his ear

the site of George Washington's inauguration as the first President of the United States in 1789

000 stamping fans cheered Virginia Wade to victory in her fight against Holland's Betty Stove

View of Paul's Alley

James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and astronomer mb-code 42-19138833 was held to celebrate theJames Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and astronomer, 1877. Nasmyth is best known for his invention of the steam hammer. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper. (London, 1876 1883).