When the human hand or the human head has been for some time occupied in any kind of work, it cannot instantly change its employment with full effect The muscles of the limbs employed have acquired a flexibility during their exertion, and those to be... On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures - Page 131by Charles Babbage - 1832 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
| Guang-Zhen Sun - Business & Economics - 2005 - 312 pages
...Another advantage resulting from the division of labor is, the saving of that portion of time which is always lost in changing from one occupation to...acquired a flexibility during their exertion, and those not in action a stiffness during rest, which renders every change slow and unequal in the commencement.... | |
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...and in all senses whatever more energetic. Mr. Babbage, following in the track of Adam Smith, says, "When the human hand, or the human head, has been...acquired a flexibility during their exertion, and those not in action a stiffness during rest, which render every change slow and unequal in the commencement.... | |
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