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Nasmyth [ˈneɪsmɪθ]

(Biographies / Nasmyth, James (1808-1890) M, British, TECHNOLOGY: engineer, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) James. 1808-90, British engineer; inventor of the steam hammer (1839)

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Steam hammer			Nipper Nasmyth had been head of our school when Raffles was captain of cricket. A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context But Herschel's calculations were in their turn corrected by the observations of Halley, Nasmyth, Bianchini, Gruithuysen, and others; but it was reserved for the labors of Boeer and Maedler finally to solve the question. From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context Nasmyth, came between me and Miss Temple: I saw her in her travelling dress step into a post-chaise, shortly after the marriage ceremony; I watched the chaise mount the hill and disappear beyond its brow; and then retired to my own room, and there spent in solitude the greatest part of the half-holiday granted in honour of the occasion. Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context			nasalize nasally Nascal NASCAR nascence Nascency nascent Nascent state NASD Nasdaq naseberry Naseby Nash Nash equilibrium Nashe nashi Nasho Nashua Nashville nasi goreng Nasicornous Nasiform Nasik nasion Naskapi Nasmyth naso- Nasobuccal nasofrontal nasofrontal vein nasogastric nasogastric feeding Nasolachrymal nasolacrimal duct nasology Nasopalatal Nasopharyngeal nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis nasopharynx nasoscope Nasoseptal nasotracheal tube Nasoturbinal Nass River Nassa Nassau nassella tussock Nassella Tussock Board Nasser Nast Nastase			NASLEF NASLEM NASLIBS NASLIN NASLPA NASLWDP NASM NASMA NASMAC NASMAP NASMD NASME NASMEI NASMFID NASMHD NASMHPD NASMHPD Research Institute Nasmith NASMM NASMOD NASMOTO NASMP NASMRM NASMSA Nasmyth Nasmyth Adaptive Optics System Nasmyth focus Nasmyth Reflector System Nasmyth telescope Nasmyth's membrane Nasmyth's membrane Nasmyth's membrane Nasmyth, Alexander Nasmyth, James Nasmyth, James Nasmyth, Patrick NASN NASNA NASND NASNET NASNI NASNRC Naso Naso Naso Pharyngeal Airway Naso Tracheal naso- naso- naso- naso- nas- Naso-Gastric Tube Naso-lacrimal canal opening Naso-lacrimal canal opening Naso-lacrimal canal opening Naso-lacrimal duct

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