Astrolabe

Gwyneth Murphy Economic Motivation Religion took a backseat to economy as a primary motivation for European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries. For a long time Europe focused their energy inward, and the contact with other civilizations was limited, however this all changed when Europe embarked on a series of expeditions. The desire for wealth, and the expansion of growth in spice trade controlled the international exchange trade, and the Portuguese dominated this market. With this…

There are many inventors in golden ages that they made great achievements Such as: 1: Aljazeri 2: Abas Ibn Frnas 3: Mariam Alesterlabi 4: Ibn Alhitham 5: Abu Alkasm Alzahrawi *Aljazeri: He was an Arab Muslim polymath, mathematician, inventor, engineer, and artist. He had born in 1136. He invent engineer tools, also he converted the circular movement to the straight movement device. He invents the machine that tells the time. We until now still use his invention in our industry, because it…

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…

were more influential. This is because it helped people find where and when they were in the world. According to the article, “Scientists used astronomy to improve their understanding of time.” It also goes on to say that, “They also improved the astrolabe, a device that allowed people to calculate their location on Earth.” This shows that the advancements in astronomy completely changed civilization for the better. In conclusion, the Muslim civilization had many very important and…

During the Iberian Golden Age Portugal develop many technology and tactics to travel the sea which was a major achievement in the history of navigation. One of those achievement was the astrolabe which is “an instrument used in navigation for calculating latitude” (Civilization Past and Present, 128).They also invented the cartography and the portolan chart, that made possible to plot courses across seas and “(…) provide a glimpse into the…

The historic period of exploration started in the 1400s. Many navigators are known for exploring parts of the globe. Christopher Columbus is known for discovering the Americas in 1492 . Jacques Cartier found Canada by sailing up the ST Lawrence river and claimed it for France in 1534 . Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil in the 1500s . The main reason these explorations started was to find direct trade routes to Asia. They were looking for Asia because at that time it was the land of spices…

In the 1500's, explorers traveled across the seas in large ships that carried crew members, goods, and wealth. These ships navigated the ocean by using toois like the compass, chip log, astrolabe, cross staff, and many more. With the compass, one of the explorers of the 1500's, Christopher Columbus, noticed that north on the compass was not actually true north. He used this to predict his arrival in America. A chip log was a circle of wood that was attached to a line on a reel, Knots were tied…

The allure of gold and riches in the Atlantic World tempted Europeans to begin and exploring there, but the long journey there was no easy task. A recently developed kind of ship, the caravel, was strong, durable, fast, and maneuverable. Before the caravel was developed, ships were either strong and durable, or fast and maneuverable; because of this, the invention of the caravel was instrumental in getting Europeans to the Americas. The reason that the caravel was so much better than the ships…

The Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus, traveled four major voyages in his lifetime, proving it possible to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Believing he was sailing to India, Columbus actually ended up establishing the first European settlement in the Western Hemisphere on the Island of San Salvador. Modern sailing technology could have benefited Columbus in planning and carrying out his voyages in many ways. However, three modern sailing advances that would have benefited him the most would be…

Her skills included Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, and good writing styles. According to Deakin, “The breadth of her interests is most impressive. Within mathematics, she wrote or lectured on astronomy (including its observational aspects - the astrolabe), geometry (and for its day advanced geometry at that) and algebra (again, for its time, difficult algebra), and made an advance in computational technique - all this as well as engaging in religious philosophy and aspiring to a good writing…