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a rhombic oon aoe and that in its present state it is about one- 
third of the original si Iam confirmed in this opinion by Tave 
ier, who states that it afginalle weighed 7874 carats; after having been 
broken or cut, it weighed 279.9. 5 and if we make allowance for the 
difference between the French and English te of ps period, it 
would reduce it to 252 carats of the present tim e give Tav- 
ernier credit as to the original weight of the jone we ma dul ein 
a very reasonable gi bamnes, that two other remarkable existing dia- 
monds once formed of it. _ Dr. Beke, in a paper read before the 
peared to correspond with the Koh-i-noor.”? Another anno which 
singularly corresponds with the Koh-i-noor, is the great Russian dia- 
mond : and it is not improbable that they all formed one crystal, and 
that, when united, they would, allowing for the detaching of several 
smaller pieces in the process éf cleaving, make up the weight described 
by Tavernier. 
ote.—Since the date of my lecture the recutting of the Koh-i-noor 
has been successfully accomplished by the Messrs. Garrard. The 
iled in the Crystal Palace, the Keh-i-noor weighed ing LP carats. lam 
indebted to Messrs. Garrard for the following : account : 
“In cutting diamonds from the rough, the process is so uncertain that 
- cutters think themselves fortunate in retaining one-half the original 
pie The Koh-i-noor, on its arrival in England, was merely surface 
cut, no attempt having been made to produce the regular form of a 
brill: by which alone lustre is obtained. By reference to the figures, 
Upper Surface. Under Surface. 
THE KOH-I-NOOR IN ITS PRESENT STATE. 
which are the exact size of the Koh-i-noor, it will be clearly understood 
at.it was necessary to remove a large portion of the stone in order to 
*“ Les Six Voyages, &c., Seconde Partie, Paris, 1676.” Tavernier, at page 249 
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of this volume, ne = weight of the diamond to be 7874 carats ; but at. 
334 he calls it 798 ca 
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