The Spectroscope and Gemmology by James Payne, Basil Anderson

The Spectroscope and Gemmology

James Payne, Basil Anderson

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced

269 pages

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The first book devoted exclusively to the spectroscope and its use in gemstone identification. Until 1933 the refractometer and the microscope were the two principal tools in gem testing. Then B.W. Anderson introduced the hand spectroscope which q...
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