A Missing Link in the Historical Development of Hydrogeology

In 1764, after Joseph Elkington forced an iron bar roughly four feet below the base of a trench, caused a great quantity of water to issue from the hole and flow in the drain. This discovery led to new career--that perhaps the first professional consulting hydrogeologist. Through curiosity and a kee...

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Published in:	Ground water Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 304 - 309
Main Authors:	Stephens, Daniel B., Ankeny, Mark D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-03-2004 National Ground Water Association Ground Water Publishing Company
Subjects:	Consulting services Drainage Elkington, Joseph Environmental Monitoring Geology - history Groundwater History History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Hydrology Personal profiles Social aspects Water flow Water Movements Water Supply - history Water-supply
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Summary:	In 1764, after Joseph Elkington forced an iron bar roughly four feet below the base of a trench, caused a great quantity of water to issue from the hole and flow in the drain. This discovery led to new career--that perhaps the first professional consulting hydrogeologist. Through curiosity and a keen sense of field observations, he appears to have developed a remarkably accurate understanding of modern hydrogeology.
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ISSN:	0017-467X 1745-6584
DOI:	10.1111/j.1745-6584.2004.tb02676.x