Author(s): Marion Fowler

Physics, Mathematics, Geometry, Chemistry, Astronomy | Geology/Earth Science, Geography, Mapping, Weather, Hydrology

This is the story of how the Hope diamond-taken from the mines and temples of India-found its way to the royal courts of 17th-century Europe, passing through numerous hands, from Louis XIV, to a music hall singer, a gold miner's daughter, a famous jeweller and finally The Smithsonian Institute.

Good condition.