Encyclopedia of Water

When I agreed to review this book, I wondered what topics it would cover. Would it be physics and chemistry, for water is an unusual substance? Maybe biology and geography for it so greatly influences the existence of life and the physical geology of the planet. It could be politics and economics. This interesting book covers all these and much more: water in religion and folklore, water in arts and literature, sports, and engineering. Brief biographies are given of people involved with water science, the water environment and water supply. There are 236 entries with extensive cross‐referencing and “see” directions,...