This great increase of the quantity of work which, in consequence of the division of labour, the same number of people are capable of performing, is owing to three different circumstances; first, to the increase of dexterity in every particular workman;... The Principles and Practice of Banking - Page 406by James William Gilbart - 1873 - 630 pagesFull view - About this book
| Adam Smith - Economics - 1789 - 526 pages
...faving of the time which is commonly loft in paffing from one fpecies of work to another; and laftly, to the invention of a great number of machines which...labour, and enable one man to do the work of many. FIRST, the improvement of the dexterity of the workman neceflarily increafes the quantity of the work... | |
| George Adams - Physics - 1794 - 606 pages
...2. To the faving of lime, which is commonly loll in palling from one fpecies of work to another. 3. To the invention of a great number of machines, which...labour, and enable one man to do the work of many. This view of the advantages of mechanies points out clearly the di lie re nee in the order of Providence... | |
| George Adams - Science - 1794 - 540 pages
...loft in pafilng from one fpecies of work to another. 3. To the invention of a great number of mmbinfs, which facilitate and abridge labour, and enable one man to do the work of many. This view of fhe advantages of mechanic* points out clearly the difference in the order of Providence... | |
| Robert John Thornton - Economics - 1799 - 852 pages
...thefaving of the time which is commonly loft in paffing from one fpecies of work to another. And 3. To the invention of a great number of machines which...labour, and enable one man to do the work of many. FIRST, the improvement of the dexterity of the workman neceflarily increafes the quantity of the work... | |
| Adam Smith - Economics - 1809 - 372 pages
...; first, to the increase of dexterity in every particular workman ; secondly, to the saving of the time which is commonly lost in passing from one species...labour, and enable one man to do the work of many. First, the improvement of the dexterity of the workman necessarily increases the quantity of the work... | |
| Adam Smith - Economics - 1812
...faving of the time which is commonly loft in paffing from one fpecies of work to another ; and laftly, to the invention of a great number of machines which...labour, and enable one man to do the work of many, Firft, the improvement of the dexterity of the workman neceffarily increafes the quantity of the work... | |
| Adam Smith - Economics - 1812 - 520 pages
...faving of the time which is commonly loft in paffing from one fpecies of work to another ; and laftly, to the invention of a great number of machines which...labour, and enable one man to do the work of many. Firft, the improvement of the dexterity of the workman neceflarily increafes the quantity of the work... | |
| 1825 - 424 pages
...which may be ascribed to three different circumstances : first, to the increase of dexterity in each particular workman ; secondly, to the saving of time,...labour, and enable one man to do the work of many. The division of labour by reducing every man's business to some one simple operation, and by making this... | |
| Samuel Read - Economics - 1829 - 444 pages
...the time commonly lost in passing from one species of work to another ; and, thirdly, it gives rise to the invention of a great number of machines which...labour, and enable one man to do the work of many.* On the first of these heads, Dr Smith observes, — " A common smith, who, though accustomed to handle... | |
| Gill's scientific, technological and microscopic repository - 1830 - 420 pages
...circumstances: first, to the increase of dexterity in every particular workman ; secondly, to the saving of the time which is commonly lost in passing from one species...labour, and enable one man to do the work of many. First, the improvement of the dexterity of the workman, necessarily increases the quantity of work... | |
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