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An occult encyclopedia from Peterborough lists 145 types of these objects, including many alleged galactagogues. For 10 points each:
[10h] What objects inspired a therapeutic speculum by Camillo Leonardi? In medieval cosmologies, these objects indicate proximity to the earthly paradise, whose rivers disseminate them.
ANSWER: gemstones [or jewels or precious stones; accept specific gems, such as diamonds or emeralds or agate; accept crystals, gemology, lapidary, lapidaries, lapidaria, lithotherapy, or Speculum Lapidum; prompt on rocks, stones, minerals, crystals]
[10e] Professional lapidaries alter this property of a gemstone with trilliants (“TRILL-ee-unts”) and facets as an alternative to cabochon (“CAB-uh-shon”). The “four Cs” are this property, color, clarity, and carat.
ANSWER: cut [or word forms of cutting; accept gemcutters]
[10m] Robert N. Proctor punningly used this term for the ignorance created by lapidaries neglecting a variety of chalcedony (“cal-SED-uh-nee”) in favor of diamond. Iain Boal used Greek roots to coin this term for the study of ignorance and doubt.
ANSWER: agnotology [or word forms of agnotologists; accept Agnotology: The Making and Unmaking of Ignorance] (The variety of chalcedony is agate.)
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Chicago BNorth Carolina A010010
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VirginiaClaremont Colleges0000
Cornell APurdue0000
Cornell BVanderbilt010010
FloridaDuke010010
Johns HopkinsGeorgia Tech0000
South CarolinaHarvard010010
IllinoisToronto A010010
IndianaColumbia A010010
Minnesota BKentucky010010
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McGillBerkeley B010010
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TexasWUSTL A010010
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Columbia BYale B010010