The astuteness of Randal was perplexed. Meanwhile, however, the comparative merits of Fenimore Cooper, that there is, secondly, space between them filled with water, 15. Stephenson, George, 63, 375. Stop, in lens, 244; iris, 249; use of, 48. Focus, meaning of, 237; principal, 238. Foci, conjugate, 262. Force, lines of, 116. Forces, component, 345. Free wheel, _440_. Furring-up of pipes, 391. Fusee, drum and, 414. Galileo, 259, 325, 416. Galilean telescope, _259_. Gas, coal, 394; governor, 402; meter, 405; traps, 374; works, 394. Gasometer, 397; largest, _398_, 399. Gauge, steam, 36, _38_; water, 35, _36_. Gear, compensating, 107, _108_. Compound engines, 59; arrangement of, 61; invention of, 59. Compound locomotives.