{"title":"Basil Anderson","description":"\u003cp\u003eBASIL WILLIAM ANDERSON was the first director of the world’s first full-time gemstone testing laboratory, operating under the London Chamber of Commerce. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Spectroscope and Gemmology\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGem Testing\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnderson was named one of the 50 Most Influential Gemologists of all time by the French Association of Gemmology and was voted Vice President of the Gemmological Association in 1976. He held a first-class degree in Chemistry and Mineralogy from King’s College London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnderson led the British Gem Testing Laboratory from 1924 to 1975, served as a tutor for Gem-A’s Gemmological Diploma for many years, and was co-inventor of the Chelsea Colour Filter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasil Anderson’s books are published by GemStone Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-spectroscope-and-gemmology","title":"The Spectroscope and Gemmology","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first book devoted exclusively to the spectroscope and its use in gemstone identification.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUntil 1933 the refractometer and the microscope were the two principal tools in gem testing. Then B.W. Anderson introduced the hand spectroscope which quickly became the third vital instrument for the UK gemmologist. The publication of Anderson's papers in the mid-1950s alerted gem laboratories worldwide to the importance of this instrument. Today its use is universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnderson and his lifelong colleague, Payne, both of the world's first full-time gemological laboratory, were the pioneers in recognizing the vast potential of the spectroscope for this purpose, and The Spectroscope and Gemmology, as the extensively edited, updated and enlarged version of Anderson’s original papers, provides a vital textbook wherever gemology is used or taught. The distinguished gemmologist R. Keith Mitchell has undertaken the editing and has added chapters on the Pye spectrophotometer and on lasers. He has also reproduced new line drawings of spectra in three aspects to accommodate the prism instrument in both the British version and in that favored by American gemmologists, and in another version as seen through the diffraction grating instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten for gemmologists everywhere and incorporating the latest developments this book will prove indispensable to all engaged in gemstone identification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0943763525\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780943763521\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Basil Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42579606175960,"sku":"9780943763521","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42579606241496,"sku":"9781683364399","price":67.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/71AgnAqBmqL_mockup_v2_1646328927_c4a7d641-205e-404f-9255-f727e4d304d3.jpg?v=1790991044"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-basil-anderson.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}