18th-century genre of painting, characteristically portraying an individual or group of individuals engaged in some everyday pursuit.
Fantascope
Redirected to phenakistoscope.
Fantasia Mathematica
Anthology of stories, humour, poems, etc. on mathematical topics, published in 1958.
Farthing
British coin with the value of one quarter of an old penny, 1/960 of a pound sterling.
Fasting spittle
Saliva produced first thing in the morning, before breakfast, used to treat a wide variety of diseases for many hundreds of years.
Fernley Observatory
Victorian astronomical observatory in Hesketh Park, Southport.
Ferry Bridge
Historically important crossing over the River Aire in North Yorkshire, designed by John Carr.
Fetch
Apparition in the form of a double of a living person, often a portent of death.
Filmer
Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1901, a fictional account of the suicide of the inventor of the first successful flying machine, just before its maiden flight.
Finial
Decoration marking the top end of some architectural element such as a gable, newel post or fence post.
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