The science of gems

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The Science of Gems Hardcover – June 1, by Peter Jack. Fisher (Author) See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Price New from Used from Hardcover "Please retry" $ — $ Paperback "Please retry" $ $ $ Hardcover $Author: Peter Jack.

Fisher. The science of gems [P. Fisher] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The science of gems. Excerpt from The Science of Gems, Jewels, Coins, and Medals: Ancient and Modern Another form of seal is the very primitive one of a flattish round chalcedony pebble, with sufficient ground off one edge to afford space for engraving a subject, and a hole being made through the middle to receive a string; as a chalcedony, brought from Nineveh, having a very rough attempt in intaglio of a winged Author: Archibald Billing.

Additional Physical Format: Online version: Fisher, P.J. (Peter Jack). Science of gems. New York, Scribner [] (OCoLC) Document Type: Book. The comprehensive monograph Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art & Science of Gems is a glittering, gorgeous tribute to a century of luxurious, glamorous jewelry design and incomparable mastery of materials.

Lavishly illustrated with meticulous photographs by Patrick Gries, the book’s pages are filled with sparkling chalcedony, cornelian, rubies /5(7). This book is great for beginers, whether one is interested in the science of minerals or for the metaphysics of gems and minerals. There are only 72 minerals that are in the book, but there is at least 2 pages per gem.

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My library. illustrations in color and black and white. The science of those minerals and other materials that have enough durability to make them desirable as gem stones is known as Gemmology and this book provides a wonderful insight into the science of Range: $ - $ The science of gems by P.

Fisher and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the development of the science of gemmology.

This text then explains the fundamental qualities necessary in a gem, including color, hardness, specific gravity, crystallography, refractive index, pleochroism, critical angle, luminescence, and absorption spectra. Learn how minerals form in rocks and how minerals become gems with this informative STEAM reader.

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And it has an average rating of > Then it is likely a hidden gem. Or if it is later than Learn how minerals form in rocks and how minerals become gems with this informative STEAM reader that features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to teach problem solving.

Flavia Bujor (born August 8, ) is a French novelist of Romanian origin. Her first book was the children's story The Prophecy of the Stones or The Prophecy of The Gems (original title: "La Prophétie des Pierres").

She began writing this novel at the age of 12 and it became phenomanally successful and is being published in at least 24 /5(). This book discusses the interesting characteristics of gemstones as the growing consumer market jewelry resulted in increased sales of gem testing instruments.

Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the development of the science of gemmology.Gems synonyms, Gems pronunciation, Gems translation, English dictionary definition of Gems.

n. 1. the science of gemstones. Also spelled gemology. — gemmologist, n. — gemmological, adj We can not bring ourselves to believe that the selections of the "Book of Gems" are such as will impart to a poetical reader the clearest possible.Blish also wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the pen-name William Atheling Jr.

In the late 's to the early 's, Blish was a member of the Futurians. Blish trained as a biologist at Rutgers and Columbia University, and spent James Benjamin Blish (East Orange, New Jersey, – Henley-on-Thames, July 30 /5(6).