274, 307; sensitiveness of, 275. Eccentric, _52_, 53; setting of, 53. Sliders, 297. Sound, nature of, 230; propagation of, 231. Li Hung Chang, 157. Lindsay, James Bowman, 145. Lines of force, 116, 162. "Linking up," 65. Locks, 430; Barron, 433; Bramah, 437; Chubb, 433, 434; Hobbs, 437; simplest, _431_; tumbler, _432_; Yale, _436_. Locking gear for signals, 205. Locomotive, electric, 178; advantages of, 84. Maudslay, Henry, 363. Maxim, Sir Hiram, 348. Micrometer free wheel, 441. Micro-photography.