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We, the navigators : the ancient art of landfinding in the Pacific / David Lewis ; Sir Derek Oulton,...

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We, the navigators : the ancient art of landfinding in the Pacific / David Lewis ; Sir Derek Oulton, editor.

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Full title

We, the navigators : the ancient art of landfinding in the Pacific / David Lewis ; Sir Derek Oulton, editor.

Publisher

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c1994.

Call Numbers

N623.89099/2

Record Identifier

74VKOa8BB3zX

MMS ID

991022507859702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xxi, 442 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents

Foreword to the first edition / S. H. Riesenberg -- 1. Rediscovery of a Vanishing Art -- 2. Piecing the Mosaic -- 3. Voyaging Canoes -- 4. Steering by the Stars -- 5. Keeping Course by Sun, Swells, and Wind -- 6. Dead Reckoning -- 7. Orientation Concepts in Dead Reckoning -- 8. Island Blocks, Birds,...

Publication information

Publisher

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c1994.

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Hawaii

Date Published

c1994.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

The second edition of David Lewis' classic book on Pacific navigation promises to satisfy yet again scholars and seafarers alike - and all others who have marveled at the ability of island mariners to navigate hundreds of miles of open ocean without instruments. The new edition includes a discussion of theories about traditional methods of navigati...

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Full title

We, the navigators : the ancient art of landfinding in the Pacific / David Lewis ; Sir Derek Oulton, editor.

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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-431) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c1994.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N623.89099/2

Record Identifier

74VKOa8BB3zX

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ISBN

0824815823 (alk. paper)

9780824815820 (alk. paper)

DDC

623.89099

MMS ID

991022507859702626

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