We, the Navigators : The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific / David Lewis; ed. by Derek Oulton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, David, Author.

Contributor:

Oulton, Derek, Editor.

Radhakrishnan, V., Contributor.

Riesenberg, S. H., Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE. THE PUZZLE

PART TWO. DIRECTION

PART THREE. COMPENSATIONS AND ORIENTATION

PART FOUR. EXPANDED TARGET LANDFALL AND POSITION

PART FIVE. THE LONELY SEAWAYS

Appendix I Variations of star bearings with latitude

Appendix II Directional marks ashore

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. Jan 2023)

ISBN:

0-8248-9539-8