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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 "Star of India," which numbered among the gems in the Eagle diamond theft and which was recovered:
George Frederick Kunz (Sep. 29, 1856-June 29, 1932), the first Unitedstatesian gemologist and Tiffany and Company's ...
DerdriuMarriner, 2 minutes ago
Virginia Historic Garden Week 2016 Is By Tradition April’s Last Week
Tickets are priced from $25 to $75 per person for 2026 Virginia Historic Garden Week.
A child's ticket, applicable to ages 5 to 17 and priced at $15, debuts for the event in 2026, according to the announcement posted by the Garden Club of ...
DerdriuMarriner, 42 minutes ago
Puer Tea and Ancient Trees (Camellia sinensis var assamica) of Yunnan Province in Southwest China
Lau Ban Zhang possibilitates as Yunnan province's "most venerated tea" and as the world's most renowned tea, according to "Yunnan, a Tea Lover’s Paradise: On the Ancient Trail with Jeff Fuchs," story and photos by Jeff Fuchs, published in ...
DerdriuMarriner, 49 minutes ago
Women of the Gospels
I donnot know of any who have done so
frankbeswick, 7 hours ago
Women of the Gospels
I donnot know of any who have done so
frankbeswick, 7 hours ago
Iron Age Coins of British Tribes
The first coins probably came from trade with Saxons across the channel. I suspect, since there is no adequate gold source in Britain, they erased the gods and replaced them with their own. The argument for votive offerings is they were often ...
blackspanielgallery, 12 hours ago
Overcoming Difficulties Encountered with Mathematics
Study aids differ in effectiveness student. It is also dependent on what is the need. Missing class might be best handled by using a video. Infights and different techniques might be best handled by study guides.
blackspanielgallery, 12 hours ago
Aurora Can Disrupt Electrical Devices And Even the Grid?
No, the moon has too thin of an atmosphere to have an aurora. They do appear on some other planets, and are well pronounced on Jupiter and Saturn since they both have atmospheres and strong magnetic fields.
Auroras is current an acceptable ...
blackspanielgallery, 12 hours ago
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, 16 hours 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, 16 hours 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, 17 hours 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, 17 hours 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, 17 hours 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, 18 hours 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, 18 hours ago