Sir Thomas Major Cullinan References Sir Thomas Major Cullinan South African diamond magnate Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Cullinan diamondNamed for Sir Thomas Cullinan, who had discovered the mine three years earlier, the colourless stone was purchased by the Transvaal government and was presented (1907) to the reigning British monarch, King Edward VII. Read MoreNamed for Sir Thomas Cullinan, who had discovered the mine three years earlier, the colourless stone was purchased by the Transvaal government and was presented (1907) to the reigning British monarch, King Edward VII. Read MoreToday in History—January 26/ World’s Largest Diamond Found…and Thrown Out…named for the mine’s owner, Thomas Cullinan. Based on its size and shape, geologists estimate that it formed more than a billion years ago, as deep as 400 miles below Earth’s surface. Read More…named for the mine’s owner, Thomas Cullinan. Based on its size and shape, geologists estimate that it formed more than a billion years ago, as deep as 400 miles below Earth’s surface. Read More
