On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures

On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
Charles Babbage, english polymath (1791-1871)

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Table of Contents
- About This Book
- Foreword
- Preface To The Second Edition
- Section I. On The Economy Of Machinery And Manufactures
- Introduction
- Chapter I. Sources Of The Advantages Arising From Machinery And Manufactures
- Chapter Ii. Accumulating Power
- Chapter Iii. Regulating Power
- Chapter Iv. Increase And Diminution Of Velocity
- Chapter V. Extending The Time Of Action Of Forces
- Chapter Vi. Saving Time In Natural Operations
- Chapter Vii. Exerting Forces Too Great For Human Power
- Chapter Viii. Registering Operations
- Chapter Ix. Economy Of The Materials Employed
- Chapter X. Of The Identity Of The Work When It Is Of The Same Kind
- Chapter Xi. Of Copying
- Chapter Xii. On The Method Of Observing Manufacturies
- Section Ii. On The Domestic And Political Economy Of Manufactures
- Chapter Xiii. Distinction Between Making And Manufacturing
- Chapter Xiv. Of Money As A Medium Of Exchange
- Chapter Xv. On The Influence Of Verification On Price
- Chapter Xvi. On The Influence Of Durability On Price
- Chapter Xvii. Of Price As Measured By Money
- Chapter Xviii. Of Raw Materials
- Chapter Xix. On The Division Of Labour
- Chapter Xx. On The Division Of Labour
- Chapter Xxi. On The Cost Of Each Separate Process In A Manufacture
- Chapter Xxii. On The Causes And Consequences Of Large Factories
- Chapter Xxiii. On The Position Of Large Factories
- Chapter Xxiv. On Over Manufacturing
- Chapter Xxv. Enquiries Previous To Commencing Any Manufactory
- Chapter Xxvi. On A New System Of Manufacturing
- Chapter Xxvii. On Contriving Machinery
- Chapter Xxviii. Proper Circumstances For The Application Of Machinery
- Chapter Xxix. On The Duration Of Machinery
- Chapter Xxx. On Combinations Amongst Masters Or Workmen Against Each Other
- Chapter Xxxi. On Combinations Of Masters Against The Public
- Chapter Xxxii. On The Effect Of Machinery In Reducing The Demand For Labour
- Chapter Xxxiii. On The Effect Of Taxes And Of Legal Restrictions Upon Manufactures
- Chapter Xxxiv. On The Exportation Of Machinery
- Chapter Xxxv. On The Future Prospects Of Manufactures, As Connected With Science