Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Translated by; Author's Preface; Publisher's Preface; Tables for Converting Metric to English Weights and Measures; Comparison of Thermometers; Contents; Book I; The General Principles of Mechanics; Chapter I. Statics and Kinetics; Chapter II. Dynamics and Energetics; Chapter III. Resistance of Materials-Elasticity Machines; Book II; The Human Machine; Chapter I. The Human Structure; Chapter II. The Muscular Motor and Alimentation; Chapter III. Alimentation and the Expenditure of Energy; Book III; Human Energy
Chapter I. The Laws of Energetic ExpenditureChapter II. The Yield of the Human Machine; Chapter III. The Physiological Effects of Labour-Fatigue; Book IV; Man and His Environment; Chapter I. The Internal Environment; Chapter II. The External Environment; Chapter III. The External Environment (continued); Chapter IV. The External Environment (continued); Book V; Experimental Methods; Chapter I. Measurements and Instruments; Chapter II. Measurements-The Dynamic Elements of the Human Machine; Chapter III. The Measurement of Energy; Book VI; Industrial Labour
Chapter I. The Human Body in Equilibrium and Movement-LocomotionChapter II. Industrial Labour and Locomotion (continued); Chapter III. Industrial Labour-Tools; Chapter IV. Industrial Work (continued); General Conclusions; Index
Summary
First published in 1920. This study examines the science of industrial work and the advances in its application to the economic life of the community. The author commences this volume with a brief explanation of the general principles of Theoretical Mechanics which have been applied in the study of the Human Motor. Space has also been devoted to the explanation of the laws of thermo-dynamics and of the Conservation of Energy. These provide the reader with the means by which muscular work and fatigue can be measured. This title will be of interest to students of economics and business
