ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, AND GENERAL LITERATURE Ninth Edition-Complete Bepriut. VOLUME IX NEW YORK THE HENRY G. ALLEN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 1890 HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY TRANSFERRED FROM BOTANICAL MUSEUM LIBRARY FEB. 26, 1934 ARGYLE PRESS, PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING, 265 & 267 CHERRY ST., N. Y. W 34-131 4-75 Encyclopædia Britannica.-VOL. IX. PRINCIPAL CONTENTS, FALCON. ALFRED NEWTON, Professor of Zoology, University of Cambridge. FALCONRY. Col. E. DELMÉ RADCLIFFE, author of FALKLAND ISLANDS. Sir WYVILLE THOMSON, anthor of "The Challenger Expedition." FAMINES. CORNELIUS WALFORD, author of "Famines FARADAY. J. CLERK MAXWELL, Prof. of Experi FARNESE. T. M'K. WOOD. FARQUHAR. R. CARRUTHERS, LL.D. FARRAGUT. J. K. LAUGHTON, Royal Naval College, FASTING. Rev. J. SUTHERLAND BLACK, M. A. FEHMIC COURTS. H. J. E. FRASER, M. A. FENELON. Very Rev. Principal TULLOCH, St Andrews. PERGHANA. COUTTS TROTTER. FERMENTATION. Prof. DITTMAR, Glasgow. FERNS. W. T. THISELTON DYER and J. G. BAKER. FEUERBACH, P. J. A. W. L. R. CATES, joint FEVER. J. O. AFFLECK, M. D. FEZ. C. B. NORMAN, FEZZAN. KEITH JOHNSTON, F. R. G.S. FICHTE. Prof. ADAMSON, Owens College, Manchester. FIELDING. W. MINTO, author of "Characteristics of FIESOLE. W. M. ROSSETTI, author of "Fine Art, chiefly Contemporary.' FIFE (COUNTY). T. F. HENDERSON. FIG. C. PIERPOINT JOHNSON, editor of Sowerby's FIJI ISLANDS. COUTTS TROTTER. FILIGREE. J. H. POLLEN, author of "Furniture and FILLMORE, MILLARD. G. E. ELLIS, D.D., Boston. FINANCE J. E. THOROLD ROGERS, Professor of FINE ARTS. SIDNEY COLVIN, Slade Professor of Fine FINLAND. J. S. KELTIE. FIR. C. PIERPOINT JOHNSON. FIRDOUSI. Prof. E. H. PALMER, St John's College, FIRE. ELIE RECLUS. FLINT (COUNTY). Rev. Prebendary DAVIES. FLORENCE. Misses HORNER, authors of "Walks FLORIDA. S. A. DRAKE. FLOUR. JAMES PATON. FLYING FISH. ALBERT GUNTHER, M. D., Ph.D., FOOTBALL. H. F. WILKINSON, one of the editors of FOOTE. A. W. WARD, Professor of English Litera- FORAMINIFERA. Dr W. B. CARPENTER, C. B. FORD, JOHN. Prof. A. W. WARD. FORESTS. Dr H. CLEGHORN, author of "Forests and Gardens of South India.". FORGE. D. A. AIRD, editor of the "Forge and Lathe." Horse Guards, London. FOSCOLO. J. MONTGOMERY STUART. FOUNDLING HOSPITALS. W. C. SMITH, LL.B. FOX. J. GIBSON, Industrial Museum, Edinburgh. GEOGRAPHY. HENRI GAUSSERON. HISTORY. Rev. G. W. KITCHIN, author of "History LANGUAGE. HENRY NICOL. LITERATURE. GEORGE SAINTSBURY, M. A., late Post. master, Merton College, Oxford. FRANCIS (SAINTS). Very Rev. Principal TULLOCH, FRANCISCANS. Prof. T. S. LINDSAY, D.D., Free FRANCKEN. J. A. CROWE, author of "Painting in. FRANKFORT. H. A. Webster. FRANKINCENSE. F. H. BUTLER. FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Hon. JOHN BIGELOW, New FRANKLIN, SIR JOHN. J. S. KELTIE. FRANKS. Rev. G. W. KITCHIN. FRAUD. EDMUND ROBERTSON, Professor of Roman FREDERICK THE GREAT. JAMES SIME, M.A. FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. Rev. J. SUTHER- FREEMASONRY. W. C. SMITH, LL.B. FRESCO. C. HEATH WILSON, author of "Life and FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. E. W. BRABROOK. FROEBEL. Rev. R. H. QUICK, author of "Essays on FROG. JOHN GIBSON. FROISSART. WALTER BESANT, author of "French Humorists from 12th to 19th Century." FUEL. H. BAUERMAN, Royal School of Mines. FUNCTION. A. CAYLEY, Sadlerian Professor of Pure FUNERAL RITES, Rev. JOHN RAE FUNGUS. GEORGE MURRAY, Botanical Department FUR. M. M. BACKUS, New York. |