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We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific
by Lewis, David
by Lewis, David
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- Comments: paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues.
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9780824803940
- ISBN: 0824803949
- Publication Date: 1975
- Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
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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 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.Lewis, David is the author of 'We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific', published 1975 under ISBN 9780824803940 and ISBN 0824803949.
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