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Hydrology’s history is rooted in early civilizations when humanity began to manage water in their transformation from a nomadic existence to an agrarian society. The development of civilization as we know it has been directly related to humanity’s success in managing the rivers and developing ground water. However, hydrology did not develop as a scientific discipline until measurements, theories, and design equations were developed.
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Engman, E.T. (1996). Hydrology in the Twentieth Century. In: Fleming, J.R. (eds) Historical Essays on Meteorology 1919–1995. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-940033-84-6_14
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