Abstract
THE geology of water supply is one of those applied subjects which are extremely difficult to treat of adequately within the limits of a small volume, inasmuch as geology constitutes only one of the factors which have to be taken into consideration, oand the part which it plays varies with so great uncertainty that each individual case must be dealt with practically on its merits. It may be said at once, however, that we have here an extremely useful book, one which sets forth with great clearness the main geological features to be recognised by the engineer, chemist, or physical geographer when confronted with a problem of water supply, and indicates to him the critical point where the geological doctor must be sent for. The examples quoted in illustration of general principles are naturally mostly taken from the British Isles, but there are many of great interest from other parts of the world, particularly from the United States and the British Dominions beyond the Seas.
The Geology of Water Supply.
By Horace B. Woodward. Pp. xii + 339. (London: Edward Arnold, 1910.) Price 7s. 6d. net.
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D., H. The Geology of Water Supply . Nature 87, 206 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/087206a0
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