Optical Properties of Diamonds NEW ARRIVAL Perhaps one of a handful

Perhaps one of a handful of crystals had more pronounced color

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which for twenty centuries or more was classed among the precious stones

The idea of a hierarchy of preciousness may have originated in the ancient East and worked its way slowly westward

One prominent scholar

Optical Properties of Diamonds NEW ARRIVAL Perhaps one of a handfulThis is the most comprehensive handbook on optical properties of diamond ever written. The book does not contain lengthy discussions, instead, it is an accessible collection of data accompanied by short explanations. Much of the data presented in this book is available here for the first time in English. The text contains, in addition to the authors own views, those of other researchers even where the two interpetations are at odds. Thus all