Note that the data provided gives lumen hours per hour of labour, not hours of work required to produce 1000 lumen hours. So you will need a calculation to find the right numbers.    3.1. Show and explain how to calculate work time required in seconds for the last observation.

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Note that the data provided gives lumen
hours per hour of labour, not hours of work required to
produce 1000 lumen hours. So you will need a calculation to find the right numbers. 

 

3.1. Show and explain how to calculate work time required
in seconds for the last observation.

 

 

Data necessary for completion:

 

  Variable Lumen-hours per hour of labor  
  Time Period 100,000 BC to AD 1992  
Year Technology    
-100000 -100000 Open Fire 17.24  
-40000 -40000 Neolithic Lamp 20.00  
-1750 -1750 Babylonian Lamp 24.39  
1800 1800 Tallow Candle 186.22  
1845 1845 Whale Oil Lamp 204.08  
1855 1855 Town Gas Lamp 336.70  
1875 1875 Early Gas Lamp 3067.48  
1895 1895 Welscbach Mantle 12048.19  
1920 1920 Carbon Filament Bulb 83333.33  
1940 1940 Carbon Filament Bulb 181818.18  
1990 1990 Carbon Filament Bulb 1652892.56  
1992 1992 Compact Fluorescent Bulb 8403361.34
Hours of work required to produce 1000 lumen-hours
(Roughly =light output of 18 watt low energy bulb)
64
32
16
8
4
2
0.5
0.25
0.125
0.0625
0.03125
0.015625
0.0078125
0.0039063
0.0019531
Latest observation (1992) = 0.4 Seconds
0.0009766
0.0004883
0.0002441
0.0001221
6.104E-05
100,000
10,000
1,000
100
10
Years Ago
Transcribed Image Text:Hours of work required to produce 1000 lumen-hours (Roughly =light output of 18 watt low energy bulb) 64 32 16 8 4 2 0.5 0.25 0.125 0.0625 0.03125 0.015625 0.0078125 0.0039063 0.0019531 Latest observation (1992) = 0.4 Seconds 0.0009766 0.0004883 0.0002441 0.0001221 6.104E-05 100,000 10,000 1,000 100 10 Years Ago
10,000,000
2000
1,000,000
10,000,000
1,000,000
100,000
10,000
1,000
100
1800
100
10
Years ago
Lumen-hours per hour of labour (ratio scale)
000'00T
000'08
008
1820-
000'09
1840
1880
006T
1920 -
1940
40,000
0961
1980
0007
20,000
Transcribed Image Text:10,000,000 2000 1,000,000 10,000,000 1,000,000 100,000 10,000 1,000 100 1800 100 10 Years ago Lumen-hours per hour of labour (ratio scale) 000'00T 000'08 008 1820- 000'09 1840 1880 006T 1920 - 1940 40,000 0961 1980 0007 20,000
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