Henry Darcy was .
A) a hydrogeologist who built caissons on the floor of the Fraser River to provide the first filtered water for the city of Richmond, BC
B) an Oxford educated English aristocrat who studied water flow while designing canals in the Midlands for Charles II
C) a French engineer who studied the flow of water in pipes and filter beds to provide a municipal water supply for Dijon, France
D) an engineer for the Hershey Co. who studied the flow of molten chocolate through beds of crushed peanuts (and for whom the Oh Henry candy bar was named)

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Henry Darcy was a French engineer who made significant contributions to the understanding of water flow through his studies in Dijon, France. His work laid the foundation for modern hydrogeology.

Henry Darcy Was