Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer commanded three ships; the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina. Searching for a direct water route to china from Europe. However, the technology Columbus uses is not as advanced as it is now. Ship sailing, navigation, and calculations are more advanced. Therefore, technology is faster and more accurate now more than it was then.
Christopher Columbus ships are slow and made for carrying cargo. The ships use sails to guide their way. If it they ran on fuels and motors it would go much faster than it is now. Having an engine would also be more convenient than having anchors and sails. Also, propellers would really benefit the ships to make them go faster and maybe better at directing and guiding and maybe …show more content…
Using a watch instead of a sandglass would be fitter so the time and days would be more accurate. A depth sounder would be good for Columbus to know how close he was getting to the shoreline. His use of dead reckoning navigation was actually kind of an accurate navigation system it showed him his location and the location he wanted to be at. Columbus uses a quadrant to find the North Star making sure the direction he is going is correct and using this his directions were pretty accurate to some degree. Also having an astrolabe to pinpoint the North star's exact location. The magnetic compass he uses is also known as the star that shows the way.
Columbus’s mathematical calculation are off too. He miscalculated the size of the earth to be one degree of latitude to equal 59.5 miles. He calculated Japan to be closer than it actually is, therefore going closer to Cape St. Vincent.Reduced the actual miles to 16,305 miles from 21,600 a 25 percent error. The distance Columbus calculated is 3,080 miles the actual distance is 7,313. His math being off everytime he uses the dead reckoning system it will put him off course about 22 degrees off of his location he wants to
Christopher Columbus ships are slow and made for carrying cargo. The ships use sails to guide their way. If it they ran on fuels and motors it would go much faster than it is now. Having an engine would also be more convenient than having anchors and sails. Also, propellers would really benefit the ships to make them go faster and maybe better at directing and guiding and maybe …show more content…
Using a watch instead of a sandglass would be fitter so the time and days would be more accurate. A depth sounder would be good for Columbus to know how close he was getting to the shoreline. His use of dead reckoning navigation was actually kind of an accurate navigation system it showed him his location and the location he wanted to be at. Columbus uses a quadrant to find the North Star making sure the direction he is going is correct and using this his directions were pretty accurate to some degree. Also having an astrolabe to pinpoint the North star's exact location. The magnetic compass he uses is also known as the star that shows the way.
Columbus’s mathematical calculation are off too. He miscalculated the size of the earth to be one degree of latitude to equal 59.5 miles. He calculated Japan to be closer than it actually is, therefore going closer to Cape St. Vincent.Reduced the actual miles to 16,305 miles from 21,600 a 25 percent error. The distance Columbus calculated is 3,080 miles the actual distance is 7,313. His math being off everytime he uses the dead reckoning system it will put him off course about 22 degrees off of his location he wants to