Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Metal lathe" in English language version.
I allude to the late Henry Maudslay, engineer, of London, whose useful life was enthusiastically devoted to the grand object of improving our means of producing perfect workmanship and machinery; to him we are certainly indebted for the slide rest, and consequently, to say the least, we are indirectly so for the vast benefits which have resulted from the introduction of so powerful an agent in perfecting our machinery and mechanism generally.
