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The Eagle Diamond: The Mysterious Origins and Fate of the Most Famous Dihexagon in the World
For those asking about the illustrations of the Eagle diamond (this post's fifth image):
The five views of the Eagle diamond that appeared in "Emigrant Diamonds in America" by Prof. William Herbert Hobbs, published in Appleton's Popular Science ...
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
The Haunted Winchester Mystery House Gardens: The Cryptic Legacy of Sarah Pardee Winchester
The Winchester house and its gardens are so photogenic.
Could its owner-operators consider gift-shop, holiday-season snow globes of the house and of the gardens?
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Book Review: Pearls of the Southern Skies by Dieter Willasch and Auke Slotegraaf
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Honolulu, Oahu island, Hawaii state and the 'Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hilo, Hawaii County, island and state construct respectively monthly sky maps and sky charts.
Could some agency or company or ...
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Japanese Friendship Dolls: 1927 Ambassador Doll Exchange Program Between Japan and the United States
The friendship-doll program appeals to me even as it betters inter-country relations at an early age -- and at the later ages of the affected children's family members ;-D -- among the respective populations.
Could such a program conduce to ...
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Death of Nabiré: Only Four Known Living Northern White Rhinoceroses
The mother-child interaction can be strong even as it defers to biological mother of biological child.
Might an IVF northern white rhinoceros baby match herself/himself with biological mother Fatu or with a southern white rhinoceros surrogate ...
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
The Eagle Diamond: The Mysterious Origins and Fate of the Most Famous Dihexagon in the World
The theft affected one diamond, one ruby and two sapphires.
Fate, luck, skill cooperated in the last three coming back quickly from their concealment.
Might the Eagle diamond matter most to whoever masterminded three men into making away with ...
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
House Histories by Sally Light: Guide to Tracing Your Home Genealogy
The first in-text and the second in-text images cause me to consider interior colors, decorations and furnishings.
What did Hemingway and the Brontes decide upon?
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Women of the Gospels
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous question.
Have any theologians pondered where that power peregrinated even as it slipped away from Jesus Christ?
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Overcoming Difficulties Encountered with Mathematics
Which of solution manuals, study reviews and videos seems to be most easily, smoothly effective?
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Overcoming Difficulties Encountered with Mathematics
Which of solution manuals, study reviews and videos seems to be most easily, smoothly effective?
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Aurora Can Disrupt Electrical Devices And Even the Grid?
Do auroras and sunspots appear and behave -- and misbehave ;-D -- similarly on our Moon?
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Virginia Historic Garden Week 2016 Is By Tradition April’s Last Week
The Garden Club of Virginia (GCV) avails tickets and the event's Guidebook in mid-February 2026, according to the announcement posted by the Garden Club of Virginia.
(https://gcvirginia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/HGW-2026-Press ...
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Puer Tea and Ancient Trees (Camellia sinensis var assamica) of Yunnan Province in Southwest China
Tea purists identify "three musts" for "a Puer to be a Puer," according to "Yunnan, a Tea Lover’s Paradise: On the Ancient Trail with Jeff Fuchs," story and photos by Jeff Fuchs, published in Outpost magazine Aug. 23, 2019.
The three ...
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Jamaican Fruit Bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) and Coffea Diversa Garden Varietals in Costa Rica
Activities at Coffea Diversa's Academia (Academy) include planting of five plants of their favorite botanical variants by the participants, according to the Academia (Academy) page on Coffea Diversa's website.
A sign with the participant's name ...
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago
Danish Weasel Beer: Mikkeller ApS, Southeast Asian Civets, and Vietnamese Coffee Beans
MBCC Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen features participation by over 100 breweries from around the world, with each brewery offering eight unique beers, according to the Buy Tickets link on MBCC's event page. Beers have been brewed ...
DerdriuMarriner, 10 days ago