Thomas Henry

Born at Eal ing, near London, May 4, 1825: died at East bourne, June 29, 1895. A celebrated English biologist. He was educated at Ealing School and at Char ing Cro Hospital, London; served as a istant surgeon on board H. M. S. Rattlesnake 1846-50; became profe or of natural history at the Royal School of Mines, and Ful. lerian profe or of physiology at the Royal Institution, in 1855; was installed lord rector of Aberdeen University for a term of three years in 1874; was Rede lecturer at Cam bridge in 1883; and was president of the Royal Society 18831885. Among his works are "Oceanic Hydrozoa" (1859), "Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature" (1863), "Lectures on the Elements of Comparative Anatomy" (1864), "Le ons in Elementary Physiology" (1866), "An Introduction to the Cla ification of Animals" (1869), "Lay Sermons" (1870), "A Manual of the Anatomy of Vertebrated Animals" (1871), "Critiques and Addre es "(1873), "Physiography" (1877), "A Manual of the Anatomy of In vertebrated Ani⚫mals" (1877), "The Crayfish" (1880), "Science and Culture" (1881), "A Course of Practical Instruction in Elementary Biology" (with H. M. Martin, 1875), "E ays upon some Controverted Questions" (1892), "Evolution and Ethics" (1893). Huy (ü-6'), Flem. Hoey. A town in the province of Liège, Belgium. Population (1890), 14,486. Huygens, le correctly Huyghens (hi'genz; D. hoi Gens), Christian. Born at The Hague, April 14, 1629: died there, June 8, 1695. A celebrated Dutch physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, son of Constantijn Huygens. He discovered a satellite of Saturn in 1655, and the ring of Saturn in 1659; invented the pendulum clock in 1656; improved the telescope; and developed the wave-theory of light. He wrote "Horologium Oscillatorium" (1673). Huygens, or Huyghens, Constantijn: L. Hugenius. Born at The Hague, Sept. 4, 1596: died at his estate, Hofwijk, March 28, 1687. A Dutch poet, father of Christian Huygens. He was the son of a state secretary. He studied at Leyden, and subsequently was sent upon various emba ies, first to England, then to Venice, and afterward twice again to England, where he was knighted in 1622. In 1625 he succeeded to his father's position. His collected poems appeared for the first time in 1625, under the title "Otia, of Ledighe Uren" ("Otia, or Idle Hours"), later amplified as "Korenbloemen" ("Cornflowers," 1658-72) in 27 books. His later poems, "Cluyswerk” (“Cell-Work'"), were pubHuysum (hoi's um), Jan van. Born at Amster lished in 1841. IMG:content-0618.png:[ocr errors] Dionysus), and as a reward were transferred to the heavens as a part of the constellation Taurus. Their rising with the sun was a ociated with the beginning of the rainy season. The Romans, through a mistaken etymology, called the constellation "the little pigs" (Succule). Hybla Heræa (hi'bla he-reä). [Gr. 'Ηραία.] In ancient geography, a city of southern Sicily, about 33 miles west of Syracuse. Hybla Major (hi'blä major) or Magna (mag'nä). [Gr. Ὕβλα ἡ μείζων οι μεγάλη .] In ancient geography, a city in Sicily, on the southern slope of Etna, 11 miles northwest of Catania. Hybla Minor (hī'blä minor), or Megara Hyblæa (meg'a-rä hi-blē'ä). "[Gr. Ὕβλα ἡ μίκρα οι τὰ Μέγαρα τα Υβλαία .] In ancient geography, a city of Sicily, situated on the east coast about 12 miles north of Syracuse. It is celebrated for the honey produced in the vicinity. Often confounded with The Hybla Major. Hydaspes (hi-das'pēz). [Gr. Ὑδάσπης.] ancient name of the river Jhelum. Hyde (hid). A manufacturing town in Cheshire, England, situated near the Tame 6 miles east by south of Manchester. Population (1891), 31, 682. Hyde, Edward, first Earl of Clarendon. Born at Dinton, Wilts hire, Feb. 18, 1608 (O. S.): died statesman and historian. He entered Parliament at Rouen, France, Dec. 9, 1674. An English in 1640; became chancellor of the exchequer in 1643; was the chief adviser of Charles I. during the civil war, and of Prince Charles during his exile; and was lord chancellor of England 1660-67, when he was impeached and banished by Parliament. His chief works are a "True Historical Narrative of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England" (generally termed "History of the Rebellion," 1702-04) and "The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon,... Writ ten by Himself" (1759). Hyde, Edward, Viscount Cornbury (later third Earl of Clarendon). Died at London, April 1, 1723. An English politician. He was governor of New York 1702-08. Hyde Park (hīd pärk). A park in Westminster, London, situated 24 miles south by west of St. Paul's. It is one of the largest of the London parks, ex- tending from Westminster to Kensington, and covering an area of about 390 acres. It originally belonged to the manor of Hyde, the property of the monks of St. Peter, Westmin- ster, which fell into the hands of Henry VIII. at the dis- solution of the monasteries. During the Commonwealth, and for 10 years after the Restoration, a large park was leased to private holders. In 1670 it was inclosed with a wall and restocked with deer. It is now the principal rec- reation-ground of London, and is frequented by rich and poor. It has 9 carriage-entrances and many gates for pe destrians. See Serpentine , St. James's Park , Rotten Row , and Ladies ' Mile. Hyde Park. A former township in Cook County, Illinois, now annexed to Chicago. Hyde Park. A town in Norfolk County, Mas- miles south-southwest of Boston. Population Hypatia ancient southern constellation, representing a sea-serpent. It is of Babylonian origin, like most of the ancient constellations. It is bounded by the ancient constellations Canis Minor, Argo, Centaur us, Virgo, Corvus, Crater, Leo, and Cancer, and by the modern coustellations Sextans and Monoceros (which separates it from Canis Major). It contains 1 star of the second magnitude, and about 400 stars visible to the naked eye. Hydra. [Gr. Ὕδρα.] An island in the Greek Archipelago, 4 miles from the Peloponnesus. It contains the seaport of Hydra. It was noted for its trade before the war of independence, and took a leading part in that war. Length, 11 miles. Population, about 7,000. Hydriotaphia, or Urn-Burial. A work by Sir Thomas Browne, published in 1658. "It is a des cant on the vanity of human life, based on the discovery of certain cinerary urns in Norfolk." Hyères (e-ar'). A town in the department of Var, France, near the Mediterranean, on the Riviera, 10 miles east of Toulon: the ancient Castrum Arearum. It is a noted winter health-resort. It was destroyed in the religious wars. Ma ill on was born there. Population (1891), commune, 14,982. 1. Hygieia (hi-ji-e'ya), or Hygeia (hi-jeʻyä). [Gr. Υγιεία, later erroneously Ὑγεία , health.] The godde of health. She was the daughter of Æsculapius.-2. An asteroid (No. 10) discovered by De Gas paris at Naples, April 12, 1849. Hyksos (hik'sōz), or Shepherd Kings. The name given to kings of Egypt, of a foreign race, whose rule (about 2000 в. с.) fell between the 13th and the 18th dynasty, and lasted, according to Manetho, for 511 years. Hyksos is the Egyptian hik-shasu, "chief of the Beduins," or "Shepherds," Shasu being the name given to the Se mitic nomades of Northwestern Arabia. The Hyksos, how ever, are called Men or Menti in the inscriptions, Menti being explained in the geographical table of Edfu to be natives Syria. In this, Manetho speaks of Jerusalem as a Hyksos town, and their Egyptian capital, Zoan or Tanis, is connected with Hebron in Numb. xiii. 22. It is po ible that their leaders were Hittite princes, though Lepsius believes them to have come from Punt or Southern Arabia; at any rate, their features, as revealed by the few memorials of them that exist, more especially the lion of Sân, belong to a very peculiar and non-Semitic type. Sayce , Anc. Empires, p. 31.