In the following page Darcy's experiment is summarized and reviewed.
Any judgmental comment is placed in italics.
Procedures Starting late in 1855, Henry Darcy supervised a succession of experiments with the objective to determine the relation between the volumetric flow rate of water through sand beds and the hydraulic head loss. All experiments were completed in the courtyard of an unnamed hospital in Dijon. The first set was carried out with the assistance of Mr. Charles Ritter from October 29 th to November 2 nd . Four different packings of Saone River sand were tested, with each designated a test Series. For each Series, three to ten different experiments were performed.