The perfect pearl.

For centuries, man has risked both life and life savings to possess the pearl's beauty. Pure and perfect, glowing and dazzling, a pearl is actually a mistake formed when an oyster reacts to an irritant lodged in its shell. Go back to the late 18th century to meet Kokichi Mikimoto, who develop...

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Corporate Author: WGBH
Language:English
Published: South Burlington, VT: WGBH Boston Video, 1998.
Series:Nova mind altering television
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