James Nasmyth, Engineer
James Nasmyth, Engineer

Author: James Nasmyth

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-06-10

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 1108014461

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The autobiography of one of the last pioneers of the machine tool industry, James Nasmyth (1808-1890).

James Nasmyth, Engineer
James Nasmyth, Engineer

Author: James Nasmyth

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-05-16

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 9780259404514

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Excerpt from James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography Mr. Nasmyth has furnished me with abundant notes of his busy life, and he has requested me, in preparing them for publication, to make use of the pruning-knife. I hope, however, that in editing the book I have not omitted anything that is likely to be interesting or instructive. I must add that everything has been submitted to his cor rection and received his final approval. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

JAMES NASMYTH ENGINEER AN AUTO
JAMES NASMYTH ENGINEER AN AUTO

Author: James 1808-1890 Nasmyth

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-28

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 9781372505218

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James Nasmyth, Engineer; an Autobiography
James Nasmyth, Engineer; an Autobiography

Author: James Nasmyth

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781230369204

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... on which we desired to conduct our business. I wished, and my partner agreed with me, to stimulate men to steadfast and skilful work by the hope of promotion. It was thus that I had taken several of the Worsley men from the rank of labourers, and raised them to the class of mechanics with correspondingly higher wages. We were perfectly satisfied with the conduct of these workmen, and with the productive results of their labour. We thought it fair to them as well as to ourselves to resist the order to discharge them, and we consequently firmly refused to submit to the dictation of the Unionists. The delegates left us with a distinct intimation that if we continued to retain the illegal men in our employment they would call out the Union men, and strike until "the grievance " was redressed. The Unionists, no doubt, fixed upon the right time to place their case before us. We wanted more workmen to execute the advantageous orders which had come in; and they thought that the strike would put an entire stop to our operations. On engaging the workmen we had never up to this time concerned our selves with the question of whether they belonged to the Trades' Union or not. The only proof we required of a man was Ability. If, after a week's experience, he proved himself an efficient workman, we engaged him. The strike took place. All the Union men were " called out," and left the works. Many of them expressed their great regret at leaving us, as they were perfectly satisfied with their employment as well as with their remuneration. But they were nevertheless compelled to obey the mandate of the Council. The result was that more than half of our men left us. Those who remained were very zealous. Nothing could exceed their...

James Nasmyth, Engineer an Autobiography
James Nasmyth, Engineer an Autobiography

Author: Samuel Smiles

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-09-27

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9781727415179

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.