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Ch. 13: Value & Commerce of Pearls

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the center pearl and for the various groups and divide the price of the necklace by this total ; the quotient will represent the multiple or base. As may be seen by comparison of the first with the second and third of the accompanying tables, the result arrived at in this way will, if there is any difference in the weight of the pearls in the various groups, vary slightly from that obtained by calculating the weight of each pearl separately, but it represents a satisfactory approximation.
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