History of Hydrogeology

History of Hydrogeology

Author: Nicholas Howden

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2012-11-29

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 0203071344

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Lessons can be learnt from the past; from time to time it is useful for practitioners to look back over the historical developments of their science. Hydrogeology has developed from humble beginnings into the broad church of investigatory procedures which collectively form the modern-day hydrogeologist‘s tool box. Hydrogeology remains a branch of t


Principles of Geology, Volume 2

Principles of Geology, Volume 2

Author: Charles Lyell

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0226497976

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As important to modern world views as any work of Darwin, Marx, or Freud, Principles of Geology is a landmark in the history of science. In this first of three volumes, Charles Lyell (1797-1875) sets forth his powerful uniformitarian argument: processes now visibly acting in the natural world are essentially the same as those that have acted throughout the history of the earth, and are sufficient to account for all geological phenomena. Martin J. S. Rudwick's new Introduction, summarizing the origins of the Principles, guides the reader through the structure of the entire three-volume first edition and considers the legacy of Lyell's great work. -- from back cover.