In this paper Guoying(Star of China) was proved to be the biggest diamond in the world before 1893,and its nomenclature as "night-shining jewel" in parallel to "diamond" in Qing Dynasty in China indicates that it refers to large size,nearly spherical rough diamond specifically possessed by emperors,which helps to explain why such samples were so scarcely excavated and are so hard to find.
文章确证,国英(中国之星)是1893年前全世界最大的金刚石,而作为“夜明珠”在清朝时期与“金刚石”并称,则说明了夜明珠是相对于小粒金刚石而言、专指特大颗粒、近似球形的金刚石原石,一般专属于皇帝拥有。
Results of statistical analysis on news coverage indicate that the Chinese scholar was the first to propose and prove that the night-shining jewel in the mouth of Empress Dowager.
媒体报道统计分析结果表明,中国学者在国际学术界首次提出并证明慈禧太后随葬夜明珠就是莫卧儿大帝金刚石原石,并根据国际科学命名惯例命名为国英(中国之星);国内媒体在判断这一科学进展的价值和报道相关历史名钻研究进展及进行相关科学知识传播方面尚须作出相当的努力;中国学者在国际学术界首次提出并证明夜明珠就是大颗粒历史名钻,从而一举破解夜明珠这一世界自然、历史、文化之谜;中国学者在国际学术界首次提出并证明中国金刚石开发利用历史超过4500年。