 ... similar arts, it will soon occur to the manufacturer, that if that part were executed by a steam-engine, the same man might, in the case of weaving, attend to two or more looms at once : and, since we already suppose that one or more operative engineers...  On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures - Page 209by Charles Babbage - 1835 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Guang-Zhen Sun - Business & Economics - 2005 - 312 pages
...and, since we already suppose that one or more operative engineers have been employed, the number of looms may be so arranged that their time shall be...in keeping the steamengine and the looms in order." "Pursuing the same principles, the manufactory becomes gradually so enlarged, that the expense of lighting... | |
 | Elizabeth Green Musselman - Science - 2012 - 290 pages
...already suppose that one or more operative engineers have been employed, the number of his looms maybe so arranged that their time shall be fully occupied...workman can now make almost as much cloth as four. 15 Astronomer Royal George Airy likewise lauded those among his computers who sought to "distinguish... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Business & Economics - 2006 - 477 pages
...and, since we already suppose that one or more operative engineers have been employed, the number of looms may be so arranged that their time shall be fully occupied in keeping the steam engine and the looms in order. " Pursuing the same principles, the manufactory becomes gradually... | |
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