The art of finding springs : a translation of L'art de decouvrir les sources, seconde édition / Abbé Jean-Baptiste Paramelle ; translated by Patricia Bobeck, Ph.D.

Author/creator Paramelle author.
Other author Bobeck, Patricia, translator.
Other author Geological Society of America issuing body.
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationBoulder, Colorado : Geological Society of America, 2019.
Description1 online resource (xvii, 127 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Supplemental ContentGeoScienceWorld
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Uniform titleArt de decouvrir les sources. English
SeriesGSA special papers ; volume 539
Special papers (Geological Society of America) ; volume 539. ^A20279
Summary Abbé Paramelle (1790-1875) published 'The Art of Finding Springs' in 1856 as a how-to manual for finding groundwater. Paramelle began his field research into springs on a karst plateau in southwestern France. Between 1833 and 1854, upon request, Paramelle explored 40 of France's departments and found groundwater in 10,000 places based on his observational method, which used geology and geomorphology, at a time when these sciences were in their infancy. Paramelle's method was used until the 1970s to find groundwater in the French Department of Lot. Although the book was translated into German and Spanish in the mid-1800s, this is the first English translation. The translator has included detailed notes and an introduction providing extensive historical background about this largely unknown hydrogeologist.
General noteTranslated from the French.
General noteAlso issued in print: 2019.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Spec. audience char. Specialized.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 14, 2019).
Issued in other formPrint version : 9780813725390
ISBN9780813795393 (ebook) :