Person: NASMYTH, James (1808-1890)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

James Hall NASMYTH

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

engineer and astronomer whose work was used for lantern slides

Main period of activity

N/A

Other internet resources

see record in Wikipedia or VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

19 August 1808

born at

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

7 May 1890

died at

unknown location

Slide sets linked to this person

creator of source image(s): Astronomy (lecture: Sciopticon Co., 19 slides, in/before 1888)

Slides showing image of this person

Slide set reference

image appears in: [Chetham's Library Collection: miscellaneous portraits -- box 10] (set type unknown: manufacturer unknown, 77 slides, n.d.)

Lucerna ID 6003992

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 10 July 2018

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Person: NASMYTH, James (1808-1890)