Be eruptions of incandescent lamps, 180. Lap of slide-valve, _57_, 59. Larynx, 306. Laxey wheel, _380_, 381. Leads, 208. Lenses, 231; correction of for the treble, taking advantage of electric lamps, 184. Paris, siege of, 265. Pedals of organ, 303. Bioscope, 266. Blades, turbine, _81_, 83. Block system, 201, 212. Blood, arterial, 359; circulation of, _356_, _357_, 360; venous, 359. Blower-plate, 393, _394_. Boat, sails of, 346.