Joseph Lucas (1846-1926) - Victorian polymath and a key figure in the development of British hydrogeology

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 225, Issue , 2004, Pages 67-88

  Mather, J D ^a   Torrens, H S ^b   Lucas, K J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Consolidated Information Services ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HYDROGEOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CHRISTIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 4344655234     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.225.01.06     Document Type: Article

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