Maudslay
Americannoun
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By the 1890s, Alfred Maudslay, an English explorer, was compiling the first comprehensive catalog of Maya buildings, monuments and inscriptions in the major known cities, and the first excavations were under way.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Maudslay kept me with him for about three hours, initiating me into his system.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel
Ten years later, in 1832, Maudslay and Field built four iron vessels for the East India Company.
From Men of Invention and Industry by Smiles, Samuel
Mr. Maudslay knew that my father was interested in all matters relating to mechanical engineering, and he courteously invited him to go round the works.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel
Mr. Maudslay was much pleased with the notion, and I speedily put it in action by a close coiled spiral wire of about two feet in length.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel
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