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James Nasmyth
The inventor of the steam hammer maps the moon

James Nasmyth, The ArtistsCrater of Vesuvius
Portrait of James Nasmyth

James Nasmyth was a Scottish artist born on August 19, 1808. Nasmyth contributed to the Enlightenment movement, worked in England and died on May 7, 1890.

Crater of Vesuvius, James Nasmyth

Crater of Vesuvius

1864
Ernst Haeckel, The Artists

Ernst Haeckel

The beautiful weirdness of nature

1834-1919
John James Audubon, The Artists

John James Audubon

Friend of the birds

1785-1851
Anna Atkins, The Artists

Anna Atkins

Electric blue: the first photographic book

1799-1871
18011900
The second person to invent photography
Hippolyte Bayard
Hard luck in the land of supernatural beauty
Peder Balke James Nasmyth
The inventor of the selfie
Robert Cornelius
The art of seeing
Charles Darwin

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