Beyond Perrault's experiments: repeatability, didactics and complexity

Barontini, Stefano; Settura, Matteo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-1907-2020

Articles | Volume 24, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-1907-2020

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History of hydrology (HESS/HGSS inter-journal SI)

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-1907-2020

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Articles | Volume 24, issue 4

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16 Apr 2020

Research article |

| 16 Apr 2020

Beyond Perrault's experiments: repeatability, didactics and complexity

Stefano Barontini and Matteo Settura

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RC1: 'Review of hess-2019-426 - Beyond Perrault's experiments: Repeatability, didactics and complexity by Stefano Barontini and Matteo Settura', Dani Or, 26 Sep 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to Reviewer n.1's comments', Stefano Barontini, 07 Oct 2019
RC2: 'Review hess-2019-426', Okke Batelaan, 13 Nov 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to Reviewer n.2's comments', Stefano Barontini, 06 Dec 2019

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (07 Dec 2019) by Keith Beven

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (22 Jan 2020) by Keith Beven

AR by Stefano Barontini on behalf of the Authors (28 Jan 2020) Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (06 Feb 2020) by Keith Beven

AR by Stefano Barontini on behalf of the Authors (14 Feb 2020) Manuscript

Short summary

More than 300 years after its first appearance, Perrault's De l'origine des fontaines provokes intriguing stimuli and suggestions. We discuss its epistemological relevance through the lens of the repeatability of the experiments, of the didactic aspects which arise for modern teaching of hydrology, and of the author's attitude in facing the complexity of the hydrological processes. The analysis shows that the birth of modern hydrology and the scientific revolution were closely entwined.