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Nasmyth’s simulated views of the moon supported his specious claim that the craggy pockmarked lunar surface was the result of volcanic activity. Rather than declaring Nasmyth’s methodology unscientific, however, his contemporaries lauded the visual effects and found his arguments convincing.
1 de jan. de 1995 · An outline biography of the Scotsman, James Nasmyth, whom the British oredit with the invention of the Steam Hammer and which the French deny, is given first of all. The enterprising and talented Nasmyth was so commercially successful in hammer production that he was able to retire in his late 40s. Responding to challenge, he overcame ...
It was at the Bridgewater Foundry in 1839 that Nasmyth’s invented an appliance which revolutionized the method of forging, namely the steam hammer. The occasion of the invention was that a shaft of 30 in diameter was wanted for the projected paddle steamer Great Britain. The existing tilt hammers, worked by a big cam, were inadequate.
James Hall Nasmyth (ook gespeld als Naesmyth, Nasmith of Nesmyth) ( Edinburgh, 19 augustus 1818 – 7 mei 1890) was een Schots ingenieur en uitvinder van de stoomhamer . Hij was mede-oprichter van Nasmyth, Gaskell & Company, fabrikant van machinegereedschap. Op zijn 48ste ging hij met pensioen en verhuisde hij naar Penshurst, waar hij met zijn ...
Nasmyth retired from business in 1856 at the age of just 48, and pursued his various hobbies including astronomy; he was co-author of The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite (1874) with James Carpenter. This autobiography follows a chronological order, and a list of Nasmyth's inventions is given at the end of the book.
Há 4 dias · Nasmyth retired from business in 1856 at the age of just 48, and pursued his various hobbies including astronomy; he was co-author of The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite (1874) with James Carpenter. This autobiography follows a chronological order, and a list of Nasmyth's inventions is given at the end of the book.
56cm Nasmyth-Cassegrain Telescope at the Walter-Hohmann-Observatory in Essen, Germany. The Nasmyth telescope, also called Nasmyth–Cassegrain or Cassegrain–Nasmyth, is a reflecting telescope developed by the Scottish inventor James Nasmyth. It is a modified form of a Cassegrain telescope, with light reflected sideways to an eyepiece.
