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Deprived of mechanical power, a man's force is limited to his muscular strength, of which he has but little, in proportion to his bulk and weight, when compared with other animals; his disposable mechanical force, when daily exerted for ten hours, being only about one-tenth of his weight.
The old race of millwrights - men who designed and constructed their own work - may be considered extinct; and the operative engineers or fitters of modern times, although excellent workmen at the vice or the lathe, have, Since the introduction of self-acting tools, and by the classification of labour, become almost machines them. Selves.
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- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1330528093
- ISBN 13 9781330528099
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages138
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