Ear, 272; round, in ear, 272. Wireless telegraphy, 137; advance of, 145; receiver, 140, 141; syntonic, 143; transmitter, 138, _139_. Yale lock, _436_, _437_. Yellow spot, in eye, 251. Spring balance for watches, 425. Rods of Corti, 274. Ruhmkorff coil, 123. Conduit, 176. Convex lens, image cast by, _236_. Conjugate foci, 262. Cornet, 308. Corti, rods of, 274. Coxwell, 348. Cream separator, 381, _383_. Current, reversal of electric, _130_, 131; transformation of, 124. Cushioning of steam, 56. Faraday, Michael, 159. Field, magnetic, 159; magnets, 171; ring, 174. Filters, 374; Maignen, _373_; Berkefeld, 374. Filtration beds, 372. Flute, 308. Flying-machines, 348. Fly-wheel, use of, 249.