About this episode
This episode explores the challenges faced by gemology students through a poetic lens.
For over 80 years, gemology students have grappled with spectra, birefringence, and pleochroism. This sonnet will bring a smile and remind us that students of life and gemology rediscover nature's gifts daily.
People in this episode
Host: Patrick Ball
Topics covered
- gemology
- education
- self improvement
- nature
- spectra
- birefringence
- pleochroism
Keywords
- gemology
- spectra
- birefringence
- pleochroism
- education
- self improvement
- nature's gifts
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Ode To Gemology
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