The development of the hydrostatic method of specific gravity determination as applied to gems is traced from Archimedes’ discovery to the present, with brief historical remarks supplied on other methods. This is the first in a series of articles on the history of gemology that will appear periodically in Gems & Gemology .
The development of the hydrostatic method of specific gravity determination as applied to gems is traced from Archimedes’ discovery to the present, with brief historical remarks supplied on other methods. This is the first in a series of articles on the history of gemology that will appear periodically in Gems & Gemology .
