The Settlement of Polynesia. A Computer Simulation.

Levison, Michael; Ward, R. Gerard; Webb, John W.

ISBN 10: 0708104010 / ISBN 13: 9780708104019

Published by Australian National University, Canberra, 1973

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viii, 138pp, 11 tables, 39 maps/cartograms, 42 computer maps, plastic overlay grid for computer maps at rear. Pictorial cloth boards in jacket. Light rubbing to jacket, very light foxing to endpapers/prelims. Size: 4to.

Seller Inventory # 049372

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Settlement of Polynesia. A Computer Simulation.
• Publisher: Australian National University, Canberra
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0708104010
• ISBN 13: 9780708104019
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Pacific
  • Anthropology, Sociology, Ethnology

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Synopsis

The authors report on their use of computer techniques to answer questions surrounding the controversy about how the islands of Polynesia were discovered and settled, a subject on which much writing and research have been focused. In their research the authors devised a computer program which simulated many aspects and variations of Pacific voyaging. They describe the experiments and discuss the conclusions.

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