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DR. MELLOR tells us that the proverb ‘ diamond cut diamond’ is of Hindu origin and that, “consonant with their mystic temperament and glowing imagination, the Hindus consecrated the diamond to their chief gods and attributed to it sovereign virtues.”
A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry.
By Dr. J. W. Mellor. Vol. 6. C. (Part II). Si. Silicates. Pp. x + 1024. (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1925.) 63s. net.
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ARMSTRONG, H. A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry . Nature 117, 683–686 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/117683a0
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