TY - BOOK AU - Golson,Jack ED - Polynesian Society (N.Z.) TI - Polynesian navigation: a symposium on Andrew Sharp's theory of accidental voyages SN - 0589004786 U1 - 996 PY - 1972///] CY - Wellington PB - Published for the Polynesian Society by A.H. & A.W. Reed KW - Navigation KW - Polynesia KW - Canoes and canoeing KW - Discovery and exploration N1 - Previous edition: 1963; Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-164); The settlement of Oceania : an examination of the accidental voyage theory / by G.S. Parsonson -- Primitive navigation in the Pacific I / by G.H. Heyen -- Primitive navigation in the Pacific II / by Brett Hilder -- Sailing characteristics of Oceanic canoes / by Charles O. Bechtol -- The geographical knowledge of the Polynesians and the nature of inter-island contact / by G.M. Dening N2 - "This symposium revives the debate on Andrew Sharp's controversial theory of accidental, one-way voyages, set out in his 'Ancient voyagers in the Pacific', and supplements the new research by Dr. David Lewis of the Australian National University"--Book jacket ER -