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HEROLD, Louis Joseph Ferdinand, French musician, XI. 759.

HERON, bird, xi. 760; xvm. 811; hawk ing of, ix. 9.

, mathematician of Alexandria, XI.

760.

, the Younger, Byzantine scientist,

xi. 760.

HEROON, ruined structure at Olympia, Greece, xvn. 767.

HEROOPOLIS, ancient town, Egypt, XX. 265.

HEROPHILUS, Alexandrian physician, XV. 80 1 ; on anatomy, I. 802; on the brain, XVIII. 842; as surgeon, xxil. 674.

HEROSTRATUS, incendiary of temple of Artemis at Ephesus, vill. 466.

HERPES, disease, xvm. 398; xxn. 123.

HERPESTES, genus of carnivorous mammals, xn. 629; XV. 436.

HERPETOLOGY, science dealing with reptiles, XX. 432, 433.

HERPETON TENTACULATUS, species of snakes, xxn. 194.

HERRENGRUNDITE, mineral, xvi. 402.

HERRENHAUS, Prussian legislative chamber, XX. 18.

HERRERA, Fernando de, Spanish poet, xi. 762; xxn. 357.

, Francisco, the Elder, Spanish

painter, xi. 763 ; his relations with Velazquez, XXIV. 132.

, Francisco, the Younger, Spanish

painter, xi. 763.

, Juan, Spanish architect, II. 442;

vin. 540.

Y TORDESILLAS, Antonio de,

Spanish historian, xi. 763.

HERREROS, Breton de los, Spanish dramatist, xxil. 361.

HERRICK, Robert, English poet, xi. 763; xvm. 347.

HERRING, fish, xi. 764; xn. 694; fry of (whitebait), XXiv. 550; fisheries, IX. 251, 257.

HERRNHUT, town, Saxony, seat of the Moravian Brethren, XI. 765; xvi. 812; xxiv. 789.

HERSCHEL, Caroline Lucretia, astro nomer, xi. 765.

, Sir Frederick William, astronomer,

XI. 765; his discoveries, II. 758; his improvements of the micrometer, xvi. 243; on the nebular theory, XVII. 31 1 ; on radiation of heat, XX. 213; on the magnitude of stars, xvm. 840; on sun-spots, II. 786; his improvements of the telescope, xxm. 138, 145; Iris discovery of Uranus, II. 812; his ob servatory at Slough, England, XVII. 711.

, Sir John F. W., English astro nomer, XI. 768; on the Orion nebulie, II. 820; on stellar photometry, xvm. 840; on sun-spots, 1 1. 786.

HERSCHELITE, mineral, xvi. 422.

HERSENT, Louis, French painter, XI.

770.

HERSFELD, town, Prussia, xi. 770. HERSLEB, Peder, Norwegian theological

writer, XVII. 590.

HERSTAL, town, Belgium, xi. 770. HERTFORD, county, England, xi. 771;

population arid representation, xxm.

727; town, xi. 772.

COLLEGE, Oxford, xvm. 96. H ERTOGENBOSCH, s (Bois-le-Duc), town,

Holland, in. 864. HERTS, or Hertford, county, England,

xi. 771; xxm. 727. HERTZ, Henrik, Danish poet, xi. 773;

vii. 93. HERTZEN, Alexander, Russian writer,

xi. 773; xxi. 108. HERULI, or Herulians, ancient Germanic

tribe, XI. 774; XIV. 813; XVII. 726;

invasion of Italy by, xill. 467. HERVEY, Lord, English politician and

writer, xi. 774. , James, English religious writer,

xi. 774.

ARCHIPELAGO, South Pacific, vi.

331; Williams s mission to, xxiv. 586.

HERWART AB HOHENBURG, German mathematician, xvn. 183.

HERWEGH, Georg, German poet, x. 546.

HERZEGOVINA, province, Austria-Hun gary, XI. 775 ; acquired by Austria (1878), xxm. 652.

HERZEN, or Hertzen, Alexander, Russian writer, xi. 773; xxi. 108.

HERZOG, German title, XIX. 739.

HES, Egyptian divinity, vn. 717.

HESARGRAD (Rasgrad), town, Bulgaria, xx. 283.

HESEKIEL, George Louis, German author, xi. 777.

HESIOD, Greek poet, xi. 777, 138; his Five Ages, I. 278.

HESIONE SPLENDIDA, species of Anne lida, ii. 68.

HESIRI (Osiris), Egyptian deity, vii. 716.

HESPERIDES, of Greek legend, xi. 778.

HESPERIDINE, bitter principle in lemon- peel, xiv. 438.

HESPEROMYS, genus of rodent mammals, xvii. 6.

HESS, Heinrich Maria von, German painter, xi. 778.

, Karl, German painter, XI. 779.

, Peter von, German painter, XI.

779-

HESSE, old country of Germany, XI. 779.

, La, mineral spring, France, xvm.

I.

HESSE-CASSEL, state, Germany, xi. 779.

HESSE-DARMSTADT, grand-duchy, Ger many, xi. 780.

HESSE-HOMBURG, province, Germany, XI. 781.

HESSE-NASSAU, province, Prussia, XI. 779; xx. 14, 16.

HESSIA, old country of Germany, xi.

779- HESSIAN FLY, insect, xi. 781; vii. 256;

as wheat pest, xxiv. 535. HESSITE, mineral, xvi. 392. HESSUS, Helius Eobanus, German

Humanist, xi. 781. HESTIA, Greek goddess (the Roman

Vesta), xi. 782; xxiv. 193. HESTI^EOTIS, district, Thessaly, xxm.

299.

HESUS, Druidic god, vn. 478. HESYCHASTS, sect, Greek Church, XI.

782. HESYCHIUS, Alexandrian grammarian,

xi. 782. , Byzantine church historian, xxi I.

238. , reviser of the Septuagint, xxi.

669. HET^RISTS, in Moldavia (1821), xxi.

20. HETERAUXESIS, unequal growth in

plants, xix. 58, 63. HETEROBRANCHUS, genus of fishes,

xxu. 67. HETEROCERA, group of insects, xin.

151. HETEROCCELA, order of sponges, xxn.

422. HETEROMASTIGODA, order of Protozoa.

xix. 857. HETEROMERA, group of insects, vi.

133; xin. 149. HETEROMYA, order of Mollusca, xvi.

685.

HETEROPEGMA NODUS - GORDII, % sponge, xxn. 413. HETEROPHASIA, medical term, n.

171. HETEROPTERA, group of insects, xi.

646; xin. 153. HETEROTRICHA, order of Protozoa,

xix. 863.

HETEROZITE, mineral, xvi. 405. HETTSTADT, town, Prussia, xi. 783. HEUEN-CHOW, town, China, xxm.

607. HEUGLIN, Theodor von, German

traveller, XI. 783. HEULANDITE, mineral, xvi. 422. HEUNG-NOO,or Hiong-nu (<i.v. Turkish

people, v. 644. HEUSCH, Jacob de, Dutch painter, xi.

783.

, Willem, Dutch painter, xi. 783.

HEVEA, india-rubber plant, xn. 836. HEVEENE, hydrocarbon oil, XII. 840. HEVELIUS, Johann, German astronomer,

XI. 784; II. 754; on sun-spots, n.

785; his controversy with Hooke, xn.

149; his observatory at Dantzic, xvn.

709. HEVER CASTLE, Kent, England, xiv.

40.

HEWSON, William, his anatomical dis

coveries, I. 815.