In celebration of 60 years in print, a revised edition of the book “Stars Over Hawaii” was released Aug. 1, in time for the 2015 tri-annual International Astronomical Union convention in Honolulu.
In celebration of 60 years in print, a revised edition of the book “Stars Over Hawaii” was released Aug. 1, in time for the 2015 tri-annual International Astronomical Union convention in Honolulu.
A regional astronomy classic for decades, the third edition of “Stars Over Hawaii” was reviewed, revised and updated by Dr. Timothy Slater, an astronomer at the University of Wyoming.
In 2002, the late Dr. Richard A. Crowe undertook the first update to “Stars Over Hawaii,” providing a tremendous amount of new science while retaining the charm and voice of the book’s creator, Bishop Museum’s Edwin Bryan Jr., as published in 1955. Crowe added a chapter on Polynesian voyaging and wayfinding, and arranged for reproduction of the Polynesian Voyaging Society star compasses.
Slater polished the statistics and updated facts with a sensitivity to Hawaiian culture gained through working with hundreds of schoolteachers in Hawaii the past 20 years. A new Hawaiian moon phases chart also was added.
For more information about the book, contact David Reed at www.petroglyphpress.com, 1-888-666-8644 or petroglyphpress@hawaiiantel.net. Petroglyph Press books are entirely “Made in Hilo,” from design through printing.