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The Settlement of Polynesia was first published in 1973. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.For two centuries people have argued about how the multitudinous islands of Polynesia, flung over some twelve million square miles of ocean and separated by hundreds of miles from the nearest continental coasts, came to be discovered and settled by a single people at a time when navigators of the "civilized" world scarcely ventured willingly beyond the sight of land. Much writing and research have focused attention on the subject in recent years. Now, in a new approach to the question, the authors of this volume report on their use of computer techniques to provide new answers to some of the problems that are central to the controversy.The research project they report upon is of two-fold interest--first, for the light it throws on the riddle of the settlement of Polynesia, and, second, as an innovative demonstration of how computer technology may be applied to a wide variety of research in the social and physical sciences.The authors devised a computer program which simulated Pacific voyaging in its many aspects and variations. Data about wind, currents, islands, and many other pertinent matters were incorporated in the program. Using this model they conducted experiments which showed the outcomes of hypothetical voyages representing many possible variations which real voyages might embrace. The authors describe the experiments and discuss the results and conclusions illustrating them with numerous maps and cartograms. Computer-drawn maps are included in an appendix.
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John W. Webb was a professor of geography and associate dean for social sciences at the University of Minnesota.
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- PublisherUniversity of Minnesota Press
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 0816606617
- ISBN 13 9780816606610
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages146
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The Settlement of Polynesia: A Computer Simulation
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Presumed first edition of the authors' novel study of Polynesian settlement patterns using early computer simulations. Copy is in very good condition. Minimal wear to the off-white cloth boards. Interior is clean and unmarked save for stamps from the Royal Canadian Geographic Society on the front free end paper and rear end paper. No other library markings. Plastic overlay for the computer maps laid in pouch at rear. Dust jacket is good to very good. Some wear and few small chips and closed tears to the edges. Now wrapped in protective Brodart cover. Due to the size and weight of this book, additional shipping charges may be required depending on the destination. Seller Inventory # 003748
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 9 X 11 inches, 137 pages. Pictorial hardcover with imaged of a sailing craft on front. Very Good. On the title page someone has written in black ink "Who wrote what? John-Minneapolis, July, 1973". No way to tell but possibly written by one of the three listed authors, John W. Webb. This book is a cast off from the University of Minnesota. Otherwise unmarked and in near fine condition. Include the plastic "overlay". Dust jacket is unclipped, Very Goo with closed tears along the edges. Now in protective mylar. Seller Inventory # 24112261GarOS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Large hardcover in very good condition with very good dust jacket. One 'Overlay for Computer Maps' included in rear pocket. Seller Inventory # 611865
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