The Exposition of 1851, or, Views of the industry, the science, and the government, of England / by Charles Babbage.

  • Charles Babbage
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1851
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Credit: The Exposition of 1851, or, Views of the industry, the science, and the government, of England / by Charles Babbage. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    that the sum of two commodities so exchanged has a greater value after the exchange than before ? or in other words, Whence has the profit arisen ?—is there any third party at whose expense it has been acquired? The answer is—that there is another source which ahnost always either du'ectly or in- directly contributes towards this profit. The advan- tage is most frequently won by industry and knowledge from natm^e herself, § The following illustration, which happens also to be a tolerable approach to truth, will explain this principle more clearly:— It is found by experience that the upper-leather of Boots made in France, is better and more durable than the upper-leather manufactured in England. On the other hand, it is found that the leather prepared in England for the soles of boots is less permeable by water, and more durable than that made in Erance. Let us suppose that in each country a pair of boots will endure twelve months' continual wear; after which time they are thrown aside. In England the destruction of the boots will arise from that of the upper-leather, whilst in Erance it will be caused by that of the sole, Let us also suppose that the upper-leather of France will wear three months longer than the French soles, and reciprocally that the soles of England will wear three months longer than the English upper-leather.
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