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We, the Navigators

We, the Navigators, The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific is a 1972 book by the British-born New Zealand doctor David Lewis, which explains the principles of Micronesian and Polynesian navigation through his experience of placing his boat under control of several traditional navigators on long ocean voyages. The title plays on We the Tikopia, a…

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Author
David Lewis (adventurer)
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Australian National University Press
Language
English
Pages
345
Publication place
Australia

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We, the Navigators

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples16
Avg. degree1.94
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Author · 1
We, the Navigators → David Lewis (adventurer)
ISBN · 1
We, the Navigators → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…
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We, the Navigators → English
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We, the Navigators → 345
Publication date · 1
We, the Navigators → 1972
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We, the Navigators → Australian National University Press
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We, the Navigators → We, the Navigators online

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