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Contributions to A History of Gemology: Specific Gravity — Origins and Development of the Hydrostatic Method
1986
Gems & Gemology
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Thedevelopment of the hydrostaticmethod of specific gravity determination as applied to gems is traced from Archimedes's discovery to the present, with brief historical remarks supplied on other methods. This is the first in a series of articles on the history of gemology that will appear periodically i n Gems & Gemology.
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