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HARDERWICK, a town of GuelJerland, in the U–

niled Nelherlands, twentr tlme miles north wen of

Zutpben: E. long.

30.

N.lat

51° 35/'

HARDNESS, in phyfiology, thal quality in bodies

whereby Iheir pms cobere firmly logelher, fo as nOI

give way lO any external impulfe, nor yield inwards,

Wilboul breaking.

In Ihis (enfe hardners coincides with wbat Ln olher

occafions we call firmne(s, in oppofilion lO fO(lne(s and

Buidity.

RARE,

in zoology. 8ee LE PU S.

HUE ' LIP, in furgery. 8ee 8URCER Y.

HARENGUS. 8ee CEU PEA .

HARFLEUR, a pon·lowo of Fraoce, iD the province

of Normandy, fit ualed near Ihe moulh of Ihe 8eyne,

four miles wen of Ham de Gracc: E. long.

15 °

lat.

49° 3

0'.

HARIOT, or

HUIOT,

in law, a due belonging

Iurd

tbe dwh of his tenant, confiíling of the bect

beaU, eitber horfe,

OX,

or cow, which he had at tbe

time of his death; and in fome maDors, the beíl goeds,

pieee of piate,

&e.

are called hariolS.

HARLEBECK, a

10WO

of theAuarian Nelherlands, in

the previDce of FlaDders, fitoated on the river Ly"

lix

miles oonb·eall of Courtray: E. loog. 3

15/,

la!.

50° 50'.

HARLEQYIN, a buIFooo or merry aodrew ; but is nolV

ufed for a perfoD of extraordinary agility, drelfed in

. party-coloured eloatbs, tbe principal cbaraller iD a paD–

lomime entertaiDment. 8ee PANT OMI ME.

HARLESTON, a market-tOwD of Nor(olk, fituated

tbe rifer Waveney, fOllmen miles fouth of Norwich :

long.

1°

~5/,

N. lato

52°

35/'

HARLINGEN, a port-towD of the Uniled NetherlaDdl,

in the province of Wect Friefiand, lituated onthe Ger–

mao (ea : E.loog.

5° 20',

N. lat.

53° 15/'

HARLOW,

market·lowo of

EIf~x,

fituated 6fteeo

miles

wea

of Chelmlford: E. loog.

6/,

N. lat.

45'.

HARMONICAL, fomelhiog bdoog lO harmooy. 8ee

HUMONY .

HARMo slCAL COMPOIlTION, in a general fenfe, in–

eludes bOlh harmooy and melody.

of muGe- or

fongs, bOlh iD a fingle parr, and in feveral pam.

fulM ON ICAL SERIES, a feries of many nunrbers in

eOOlinuaJ harmonical proponion. Tltus, ir there are

louror more numbers, of which every three immedialc.

lerms are harmonical, Ihe whole wilI make an barmo·

nical feries: fu eh i,

30:

20."

5 :

12 : 10..

Or, if

every four terms immediateIy next each other are har·

monieal, it is alfo a cOlllinual harmonical feries, but of

anolher fpecies, as 3, 4, 6, 9, lB, 36,

&e.

HARM ONICAL SOUNO S, an appellalion given, hy Mr

Sallveur, tO fuch Counds as always m.kcadeterminale

number of vibradonJ, in the lime Ihat one of Ihe flln–

damentals,

whlch Ihey are rderrcd, makcs one vi–

brallon.

H.,n,onical foundl are produced by the parrs of

cbords,

which vihrale a

CCrlall1

number of times,

wJlilt the wltole ehord vibralcs once.

The relalions oE fuunds had onlybeen confidmd

the feries of numbers,

1 : 2, 2 :

3, 3: 4, 4 : 5,

&e.

which produced Ihe inlervalscalled (¡tlave, fiflh, fourth,

Ihird,

Mr Sauveur firU coofidcred them in Ihe

nalUral feries,

1,2,3,4,5,

ee.

and examined Ihe

relalions of founds ariring therefrom. The refult is,

that Ihe fira inlcrval,

1: 2,

is an oélave; Ihe feeond,

I :

a twelflh; the third, I :

l '

a fifteenth, or dGU–

bleoélave ; the lounh,

1 :

a f,venlcenth; Ihe 6(lh,

1 :

a ñineteenth,

&e.

This newconrídemioo of the rdations of founds is

more naturallhan the old one; and is, iD efFeél, aU

the mufic that nalure makes wilhout the affiUaoce of

arto

HARMONICS, tbat part of mufic which confidered the

difFerences and proportions of (ounds, with refpeél to

aCUle and grave; in contradininélion ro rythmica ami

metrica.

ijARMONY, in mufic, tire agrmble refult or unioa

of feveral muGeal founds heard at Cne and the fame

time; or the miXlure of divers founds, which together

have ao efl'eél agreeable to the ear.

HUM ONY

.¡

fh, Jphem,

Cehjlial

HARMONY, a fort

of mufic much talked of by many of the ancient philo–

fophers and fathers, fuppofed to be produced by the

fwwly tuned motioos of the ctars and planels. This

harmoAy they amibuled to Ihe various proponionate

impreffioos of the heavenly globes upon one anolher,

aéling at proper intmals.

is impollible, according

them, that fuch prodigious large bodies, moviog

with fo much rapidity, Ihould be fileot; on the coo–

trary, the atmofphere conlinually impdlcd by them,

mun yield a fet of fouods proponionate lo,the impref–

[,on it reeeives; co'ofequenuy, as they do not all ruo

the fame circuil, nor witb ooe apd the rame velocit)'>

the difFerenl tones arifing from thediverfity of motions,

dire(ted by the hand of the Almighty, muct form an

admir.ble fyrnphony, or concerr.

They thmfore fuppofed, Ihal the moon, as beiog

the lowen of the planetl,. correfponded

mi;

mero

cury, to /_; venus, to

[01;

Ihe fun, to

la;

mm,

Ji;

jupiter, to

uf;

faluro, tO

re;

and the orb of the

fixed

11m,

as being the higheH of all, to

mi,

or the

o8al'e.

I:IARP, a mufieal innrumenl of the nring-kind, of a

tri–

angular figure, held uprigbt bttween Ibe lees of the

perCon who plays upon it.

H,~RPIES,

among the ancient poels, fabulous impure

monHers, faid tO be the dauehters of Neplune and

Eatlh. Virgil mentions Ihree of them, Aello, Ocy–

pm, and CeJa:no; Ihey aredeCcribed

be fowls, wilb

the face of a virgin, bears ears, Iheir bodies like vul–

tures. and hands like their crnoked lalons.

HARPINEER, or HARPONEER, the perfon who ma.

nages the harping.irou.

fI AR PSICHORD. Ihe moJI'humonious of all Ihe mu,

fical inanlm, nts of Ihe

llr:ng.kind

. 11 is played on

after the manner of the org,n, .nd is furnifhed \Vith a

fel, and Cometimes wilh I\VO fm of keys; Ihe toucI..

ing or Hriking of Ihefe keys mores akind of lilde jacks,

whi.ch