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OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us.

James Nasmyth

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James Nasmyth
Age: 81 †
Born: 1808
Born: August 19
Died: 1890
Died: May 7
Astronomer
Engineer
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Mechanical Engineer
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Edinburgh
Scotland
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