. The natural principles and analogy of the harmony of form. ns in a second affected a certain classof those particles particularly, while the other two were affected subordinately,producing the harmonics, and that the secondary or intermediate notes wereproduced by two of these classes of particles being simultaneously and equallyaffected. These particles may be supposed to be circular, angular, and rectili-near, and to correspond to one another in the relative proportional musicalquantities or intervals. They may also be subject to horizontal compression inproportion to the density of the at


. The natural principles and analogy of the harmony of form. ns in a second affected a certain classof those particles particularly, while the other two were affected subordinately,producing the harmonics, and that the secondary or intermediate notes wereproduced by two of these classes of particles being simultaneously and equallyaffected. These particles may be supposed to be circular, angular, and rectili-near, and to correspond to one another in the relative proportional musicalquantities or intervals. They may also be subject to horizontal compression inproportion to the density of the atmosphere, in which case they would become * Laws of Harmonious Colouring, 4th edition. G 50 APPENDIX. horizontally lengthened, and in the same ratio vertically shortened, thus bring-ing distant objects more distinctly into view, and conveying distant soundsmore distinctly to the ear. But this supposition is advanced with much diffi-dence. Erratum—for Medient, read Mediant. EDINBURGH: MINTED BY BALLANTYNH AND WORK, CANONGATE PLATE I. Fit/. PLATE II


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