We, the navigators
the ancient art of landfinding in the Pacific.
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Author
Publication
1972 - Australian National University Press, Canberra, Australia
Language
English
Word Count
86,250 words, Guess
Page Count
345 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100708103960
- ISBN-139780708103968
- LibraryThing148072
- Library of Congress Control Number79188848
- Library of Congress Control Number72082139
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number551493
- OCLC Control Number509459
- Open LibraryOL4470172M
Classifications
- DDC623.89/099
- LCCGN440 .L48
- LCCGN440 .L48 1972b
Description
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 navigation developed during the past two decades, the story of the renaissance of star navigation throughout the Pacific, and material about navigation system in Indonesia, Siberia, and the Indian Ocean.
Description
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.
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