Abstract
PROF. HAAS, of Kiel, when asked to edit and bring up to date the “Quellenkunde” of Abbé Paramelle, came to the conclusion that in order to state the present position of the science of springs and underground water in a satisfactory form, an entirely new work was necessary. Hence the book under notice. In such small compass, nothing approaching a complete treatise could possibly be attempted. The chief features of springs, their classification and relation to geological conditions, are discussed according to a clearly arranged plan under five principal heads. First comes a discussion of springs in general, including an historical introduction, in illustration of which several of Athanasius Kircher's quaint pictures are reproduced. The following sections deal with thermal and mineral springs, underground water, and the art of finding springs. In the last division we find some remarks on the divining-rod. The book should prove useful to students of physical geography and to those concerned with the practical utilisation of a water-supply derived from wells.
Quellenkunde. Lehre von der Bildung und vom Vorkommen der Quellen und des Grundwassers.
Von Hyppolyt J. Haas. 8vo. pp. 220. Illustrations in the text. (Leipzig: J. J. Weber, 1895.)
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Quellenkunde Lehre von der Bildung und vom Vorkommen der Quellen und des Grundwassers. Nature 52, 28 (1895). https://doi.org/10.1038/052028a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/052028a0