The Curse of the Hope Diamond
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| The Hope Diamond (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution) |
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In these episode we take a look at the walnut-sized, sparkling-blue Hope Diamond (that is housed at the Smithsonian Institution) that is said to be cursed. The Hope Diamond is set into a pendant, surrounded by 16 white diamonds (both pear and cushion cut); the necklace chain consists of 45 white diamonds. The deep-blue gem is tied to some mystifying stories that may either be a convenient coincidence. Is it possible that these stories are evidence of something darker
and maybe even supernatural?
References
- https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/the-sparkling-future-of-lab-grown-diamonds/f5ea3fc3-f226-4d98-beae-c2a00a37c3af
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- https://www.si.edu/spotlight/hope-diamond/reading-list
- Music: Am I Blue by Annette Hanshaw archive.org
- Music: Chopin archive.org 78's
- Music: Puttin' on the Ritz - Harry Richman - Earl Burtnett and His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra
- https://archive.org/details/78_puttin-on-the-ritz_harry-richman-earl-burntett-and-his-los-angeles-biltmore-hotel_gbia0013685b
- mythencyclopedia.com
- https://insider.si.edu/2009/08/blue-hope-diamond-glows-an-erie-red-after-exposure-to-ultraviolet-light/
- http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Sa-Sp/Sinbad-the-Sailor.html
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- https://www.google.com/search?q=probity&oq=probity&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.871j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
- Diamond Jewellery Advisor, Choloe Poupon-Dumontet
- https://www.baunat.com/en/diamonds-in-literature
- Tennessee Living People and Places Carolanne Griffith Roberts
- https://www.josephmcleangregory.com/index.php/10-tennessee-living-people-and-places
- 1001 Symbols An Illustrated Guide to Imagery and its Meaning by Jack Tresidder Copyright 2004 Chronicle Books San Francisco, CA
- Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem by Richard Kurin, Kindle
- The Book of Diamonds: Their History and Romance from AncientIndia to Modern Times by Joan Y. Dickinson, Kindle
- The Travels of Marco Polo, Chapter 19, ebooks.adelaide.edu
- Kollur Mine, Wikipedia
- Smithsonian Institution, Hope Diamond History
- Gemological Institute of America: Diamonds
- Gemological Institute of America: Fancy Diamonds
- Gemological Institute of America: 4Cs
- Debeers 4Cs
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavernier_Blue
- https://www.themorgan.org/collection/treasurs-of-islamic-manuscript-painting/26
- https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2017/10/from-jean-baptiste-tavernier-to-the-smithsonian-tracing-the-history-of-the-hope-diamond.html
- https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.ph?storyId=112116481
- https://www.americangemsociety.org/page/diamondasengagement
- https://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/hope/hlevel_1/htimeline.html
- https://naturalhistory.si.edu/
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Means
- https://www.si.edu/spotlight/hope-diamond/history
- https://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/hope_nav/hnav_level_1/1_past_hopfrm.html
- http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Sa-Sp/Sinbad-the-Sailor.html#ixzz5s9tlbRkl
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Diamond
Our podcast music is by the Piccadilly Pipers, Clem Moorman, Edward McKlaine - Toy Piano Boogie
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