A Jewel With a Temper and an Extraordinary Bombardment
A compilation notes opal charms and its temperamental color shift, citing Pliny on opal’s blended fire and Sonnen rays. It recounts an Indian Punjab siege hoax during the Sikh war where canned meats caused a bombardment illusion, then discusses the misused term economy in modern language.
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