We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific - Hardcover

Lewis, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824802292 ISBN 13: 9780824802295

Publisher: University Press of Hawaii, 1972

Synopsis

This 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 systems in Indonesia, Siberia, and the Indian Ocean.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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.

About the Author:

David Lewis' navigational research has taken him to Central Australia, throughout Micronesia, from Hawaii to Tahiti on the Hokule'a, through Indonesian waters on traditional prahu, to Manus and New Ireland, and among the Alaskan Eskimos and Siberian Chukchi. In 1972-1974 he made the first single-handed voyage to and from Antarctica. Dr. Lewis has received numerous awards for his navigational achievements, including the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of Navigation, London.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Hawaii
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0824802292
• ISBN 13: 9780824802295
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 345