Gemmological instruments : their use and principles of operation /

Gemmological Instruments deals with the developments in diamond grading equipment and gem testing instruments since the publication of the first edition in 1978. These developments include improvements in the versatility and styling of existing instruments such as the reflectivity meter, the composi...

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Main Author: Read, Peter G.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Boston : Butterworths, 1983.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Gemmological Instruments deals with the developments in diamond grading equipment and gem testing instruments since the publication of the first edition in 1978. These developments include improvements in the versatility and styling of existing instruments such as the reflectivity meter, the composite spectroscope, and the refractometer. It also addresses the criticisms in the first edition and provides a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of different gem testing equipment. This book is organized into 16 chapters that describe groundbreaking instruments like the thermal conductiv.
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780408011907
0408011904
9781483192260
1483192261