I N V 



179 



IN V 



Great. Ditto. , 



Imperfect. Ditto. 



Incontmenturable, or prime intervals, are such, the 

 terms of whose ratios are not equal powers of any other 

 numbers whatever ; and whose notation, whether in in- 

 dices of primus 2, f, and m, or any others, is not divi- 

 sible by any number. 



IncomposUe. See that article. 



Inconcinuout. See ACUTE and GRAVE. 



Irregular. See voL ix. p. 275. 



Multiple, such as are not incommensurable, as above. 



Perfect Intervals, according to some writers on the 

 practice of music, are only the 4th, Vth, and VIHth : 

 but any interval, particularly the concords, when truly 

 and correctly adjusted, if not tempered, is said by most 

 writers to be perfect. 



Prime, or Incommeiuurabte. See above. 



Redundant. See that article. 



Regular. See vol. is. p. 275. 



Sharpened. See our article SHAH p. 



Simple, according to Euler, are less than VIII. 



Superfluous See that article. 



Tempered; are any such intervals as approach near to 

 any of the concords. See vol. vii. p. 751. See also 

 our article TEMPERAMENT. 



Triple, according to som,e writers, are such intervals 

 as have two octaves joined to them, or fall between 

 XV. and XXI I. ( { ) 



INTEST1 N A. The hi-t.iry of intestinal worms was 

 involved in the greatest obscurity, until Kedi, towards 

 the end of the 17th century, endeavoured to direct t In- 

 attention of naturalists to their examination. It was 

 not, however, until the middle of the 1 8th centurv, that 

 these animals were studied, described, or figured*, with 

 any degree of accuracy. About this period, I'allas, 

 Miiller, Goes*, and Werner, distinguished themselves 

 as cultivators of this department of science, and brought 

 to light many important facts connected with the cha- 

 ractcrs, functions, and distribution of the species. About 

 the beginning of the present the subject be- 



came t^l umre- popular ; and its importance, M con- 

 nected with nosology, and the natural arrangement of 

 animals, was generally aduwwledged. On the conti- 

 nent, at present, collections of these worms are every 

 where forming' many able naturalists are investigating 

 their history and we look forward, with contidri 

 the time when their structure and functions will be more 

 completely developed, and their systematic characters 

 more per^^xmaly defined, than the, appear fafcbe.even 

 in the valuable works of Oeder. Rudolphi, or Lamarck. 

 In this expectation, we delay the consideration of this 

 department of zoology until we come to the article 

 VrRms, where the history of the true worms, or An- 

 nriides of Latreille, will likewise be communicated to 

 our readers, (f) 



\\\ I>TIN!-. See ANATOMY, Unman, vol. i. p. 

 808; and ANVTOMV, t'omparatn*, v..l. n. j> 17. 



I M I > 1 1 N AL CoKtMTioKi. See CHKMISTHV, vol. 

 vi. p. 151. 



I s -! I IN CMisTur, vol. vi. p. 1 10. 



I N -or, more properly, perhaps Inverara, 



is the capital of Argyllshire. The Critic name is lunar- 

 aoradti. i. e. the discharge of the Ara ; the place where 

 the river of that name falls into the sea. This **"* was 

 more applicable to the old than to the modern town. 

 Previous to the year 177-1 Inverary stood on the banks 

 of the river, at the point where the mountain stream 

 and the tidfrneet But his Grace the Duke of Argyll. 



conceiving the town to be too close to his magnificent larerary. 

 castle, removed it soon after that period to its present site. '"Y""' ' 

 This change his Grace was the more easily enabled to 

 accomplish, from the circumstance of his being almost 

 sole proprietor, there being only a single feu in the 

 place. And the inhabitants had rather cause to be 

 pleased than sorry at its removal, as both the new houses 

 and situation are greatly preferable to the old. Inve- 

 rarv now stands on a small peninsula, about a quarter 

 of a mile south from the castle, and from its former po- 

 sition. The town, though small, is neat and handsome, 

 particularly its north-eastern front, which produces a 

 very pleasing and picturesque effect when it opens on 

 Uie traveller approaching it by the great road from the 

 south. Indeed the view of the place, to a stranger vi- 

 siting by this route the capital of Argathelia, is altoge- 

 ther magnificent. On turning the point of Stronshirn, 

 a point of land above two miles distant projecting into 

 Lochfine, the far-famed castle, the sprightly town, with 

 its numerous flotilla of boats, the endless variety of peaks 

 and banks, of hill and dale, of wood and water, which, 

 all at once, and as if it were by enchantment, burst upon 

 the eye of the traveller, rivet him to the spot, ami over- 

 whelm him with admiration and astonishment. From 

 the vast number of objects which, on turning this point, 

 present themselves to the sight of the delighted hi hold- 

 er, objects not only individually interesting or magni- 

 ficent, but grouping in the h.ippiot manner, it is pro- 

 bable, that there is not another spot in the empire which 

 can afford a prospect so striking and diversified. But 

 the limits of an article of this kind will not allow us to 

 enlarge on the varied beauties of Invcrary. The truth is, 

 that no description, however ably or eloquently written, 

 can give an adequate idea of the fine views to be seen at 

 this place ; and we would recommend it to every per- 

 son who is fond of the lovely and sublime in nature, to 

 gratify his curiosity and taste by visiting Inverary ; and 

 employing, at least, a couple of days in examining its 

 interesting and extensive scenery. 



The population of the town of Inverary is small, 

 amounting, within the royalty, according to the census 

 taken in 1MO, to only 1 134 fouls. There is little doubt 

 that both the place and the population would have been 

 greatly larger, bad not the policy, whether judicious is 

 rather questionable, of the family of Argyll been al- 

 ways averse to the increase. 



There is only a single feu in the place, which was 

 granted in lieu of a similar right possessed in the old 

 town. A great part of the houses was built at the ex- 

 pence of his Grace, and are let to the inhabitants ; and 

 such as were erected at the coit of private individu- 

 al*, have been built on long If as a*. 



Of Inverary little is known previous to its having 

 been made a burgh in the year 1648. There is reason 

 to suppose that, before that period, it was a mere fish- 

 ing village. But the patronage of the family of Argyll, 

 the erection of the place into a roy.il burgh, and its 

 becoming the seat of the circuit and sheriff courts, soon 

 raised it to some importance. The town is governed by 

 a provost, two bailies, a dean of guild, and a council 

 of twelve burgesses, and it joins with Ayr, Irvine, 

 Rothsay, and Campbelltown, in sending a member to 

 Parliament. The revenues of the place are but trif- 

 ling, though the charter vests the corporation with the 

 right of levying harbour dues from every vessel which 

 enters any creek or harbour in the shire. Unfortunate- 

 ly, however, the rights of the burgh were, till within 

 the last few years, hidden in the mysticism of law 



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