Book description
Learn about the mysterious Hope Diamond with iMinds insightful
knowledge series. The 45. 52-carat Hope Diamond is the largest deep-blue
diamond in the world. In its body of less than one cubic inch, it holds
a history dripping with mystery, conspiracy and celebrity. It is now
housed behind three inches of bulletproof glass in the Smithsonian
National Museum of Natural History, and looks out at a world fixated
with its beauty and history. Originally 115 carats, the Hope Diamond was
discovered in India by the French merchant-traveller Jean Tavernier, in
the 1660s. Born in 1605, Tavernier was apprenticed to a jeweller at a
young age. Later in life, between 1631 and 1638, he made six trips to
India to obtain and trade diamonds. iMinds brings targeted knowledge to
your eReading device with short information segments to whet your mental
appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds unique fast-learning products
have been praised in the Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb Report, Sky
News, LA Times, Mashable and many others.. the future of general
knowledge acquisition. Learn about the mysterious Hope Diamond with
iMinds insightful knowledge series. The 45. 52-carat Hope Diamond is the
largest deep-blue diamond in the world. In its body of less than one
cubic inch, it holds a history dripping with mystery, conspiracy and
celebrity. It is now housed behind three inches of bulletproof glass in
the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and looks out at a
world fixated with its beauty and history. Originally 115 carats, the
Hope Diamond was discovered in India by the French merchant-traveller
Jean Tavernier, in the 1660s. Born in 1605, Tavernier was apprenticed to
a jeweller at a young age. Later in life, between 1631 and 1638, he made
six trips to India to obtain and trade diamonds. iMinds brings targeted
knowledge to your eReading device with short information segments to
whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds unique
fast-learning products have been praised in the Financial Times, Wired,
Vogue, Robb Report, Sky News, LA Times, Mashable and many others.. the
future of general knowledge acquisition.
