| Author | : Wayne Orchiston |
| File Size | : 47,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : Carter Observatory Board |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 20 May 1998 |
| ISBN | : CHI:53514846 |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
Nautical Astronomy in New Zealand by Wayne Orchiston Book PDF Summary
" ... The aim of this study is to describe the various astronomers involved in Cook's three voyages to the South Seas, their scientific instruments, and their New Zealand based astronomical observations, before placing eighteenth century New Zealand astronomy in historical persepctive ... In Chapter 5 we show the other face of New Zealand astronomy during the 1770's by briefly examining Maori astronomy"--Introduction p. 12.