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NOVA•Season 25•Episode 20

The Perfect Pearl

Dec 29, 199855 min
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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

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Episode Summary

"The Perfect Pearl" is episode 20 of NOVA season 25. It aired on December 29, 1998.

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