Buy this book on-line Jacob, Arthur : The Designing and Construction of Storage ReservoirsD. Van Nostrand, New York, 1873
Illustrations. 95 pages plus publisher's advertising. The author provides a brief history of water storage through the generations and concludes that India had the greatest number of irrigation reservoirs; he compares Indian construction with that of Ceylon. Mr. Jacob describes rainfall in various countries, soil content, rate of absorption of rain into the soil, volcanic rocks compared to granite, evaporation, puddle walls, etc, all of which have a bearing on the construction of water storage facilities.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Illustrated Boards Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Jacob, Arthur : The Designing and Construction of Storage Reservoirs. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, first editions, rare books, antiquarian books and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |