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J. David Lowell Field Camp

Scholarships

GSA and the GSA Foundation are proud to announce that
J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarships will be available to
undergraduate geology students for the summer of 2022. These
scholarships will provide students with US$2,000 each to attend
the field camp of their choice. Applications are reviewed based
on diversity, economic/financial need, and merit.
Application deadline: 25 Mar.
Learn more: www.geosociety.org/field-experiences
Questions? Contact Jennifer Nocerino, jnocerino@geosociety.org.

The Art of Finding Springs, Second Edition

A Translation of L’Art de Découvrir les Sources, Seconde Édition

By Abbé Jean-Baptiste Paramelle; translated by Patricia Bobeck

The Art of Finding Springs, Second Edition SPECIAL PAPER 539
A Translation of L’Art de Découvrir les Sources, Seconde Édition
By Abbé Jean-Baptiste Paramelle Abbé Paramelle (1790–1875) published The Art of Finding Springs in 1856 as a how‑to
Translated by Patricia Bobeck
Abbé J.-B. Paramelle • Trans. by P. Bobeck
manual for finding groundwater. Paramelle began his field research into springs on a
karst plateau in southwestern France. Between 1833 and 1854, upon request, Paramelle
explored 40 of France’s departments and found groundwater in 10,000 places based
on his observational method, which used geology and geomorphology, at a time when
these sciences were in their infancy. Paramelle’s method was used until the 1970s to
find groundwater in the French Department of Lot. Although the book was translated
into German and Spanish in the mid‑1800s, this is the first English translation. The
translator has included detailed notes and an introduction providing extensive historical
Cross section of a vale
whose bottom is filled
with transported background about this largely unknown hydrogeologist.
material.
SPE539, xvii + 127 p., ISBN 9780813725390
$25.00
The Art of Finding Springs, Second Edition • A Translation of L’Art de Découvrir les Sources, Seconde Édition
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