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Diamond Head

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Diamond Head peak, 761 ft (232 m) high, along the rim of an extinct volcano, SE Oahu island, Hawaii. A prominent point in the Honolulu skyline, Diamond Head was designated a national natural landmark to protect its slopes from the commercial development along world-famous Waikiki Beach. U.S. Fort Ruger is at the northern end of the crater's floor. The crater was the site of an ancient Hawaiian burial ground. Author not available, DIAMOND HEAD. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
diamond
diamond Crystalline form of carbon (C). The hardest natural substance...other non-gem varieties are used in industry. Industrial diamonds are used as abrasives, bearings in precision instruments...and in the cutting heads of drills for mining. Synthetic diamonds, made by subjecting graphite , with a ... Read more
Diamond, David (Leo)
Diamond, David (Leo) ( b Rochester, NY, 1915). Amer. composer. Sym. in one movement perf. at Eastman Sch. 1931. Juilliard Award 1937, Guggenheim Fellowship 1938, 1941, Amer. Acad. in Rome Award 1942. Lived in Florence 1953–65. Head of comp. dept., Manhattan Sch. of Mus., NY, 1965–7. His mus. owes ... Read more

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