Abstract
THIS book makes a notable addition to the literature of ground-water hydrology. The author assumes the reader to possess an elementary knowledge of geology and of hydraulic engineering, and the introductory historical chapter mentions the importance of co-operation between geologist and engineer in the study of sub-surface waters. Chapter ii states the general principles controlling the occurrence and behaviour of ground-water, with terms defined, and is intended to provide a summary suitable for the lawyer preparing litigation on the subject; numerous page-references are given in the index under the general heading 'Litigation'. Chapters follow with a detailed discussion of rainfall, porosity, soils, flow of ground-water, and the water-table, the last containing a 24-page appendix on prospecting for water by geophysical methods, contributed by C. A. Heiland.
Ground Water
By Prof. C. F. Tolman. Pp. xvii + 593. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1937.) 36s.
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[Short Reviews]. Nature 145, 295–296 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145295d0
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