Astrolabe

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Columbus was on a mission to find a trade route from Spain to the East-Indies. In this event that changed the world forever, Christopher Columbus failed his mission. He instead landed on an island in the Bahamas, leading to the European discovery of the Americas. However, the technology of the time that Christopher Columbus used, was not as advanced as the technology used during current times. Some of the technology that has changed over time…

ecosystem. Coral reefs are one of the most important features in the world. They are homes for almost any form ocean life. Four coral reefs are combine one major reef system. The coral reefs are the outside barrier reef, Inside Barrier Reef, Great Astrolabe, and the Fringing Reef. Altogether, the reefs combined cover 3,869 square miles. Most of the animals are discovered, although some are still being discovered to this day. Fiji heavily protects its reefs and vandalism caused can become…

During much of its early history, Rome was a republic. The main feature of the Roman Republic was the fact that its officials were elected by vote of the people. After being ruled by Etruscan kings for decades, the Romans disliked monarchies and decided to give more power to the people. Patricians, or wealthy landowners, voted on two consuls and one praetor to run government affairs. The Roman Senate, composed of roughly three hundred patricians, started out as a group of advisers to government…

I. The European Reconnaissance of the World’s Oceans: b/w 1400-1800, European mariners launched series of exploratory voyages 1. Motives for Exploration –prompted Europeans to explore the world’s oceans. Search for basic resources and lands, establish new trade routes to Asian markets, and expand the influence of Christianity. a) Portuguese Exploration: -poor kingdom of Portugal searched for fresh resources and lands -from 13th century, Portuguese seamen ventured away from coasts to…

The Portuguese also began using the astrolabe, an angle measuring tool that calculates latitude. In 1420, Portuguese fleets began probing southward along the western coast of Africa where they discovered gold. After hearing several reports of a sea route to India, Bartolomeu Dias rounded the…

Europeans saw a great need to improve their economy. This called for ways to get their products and services outside of their local area. Globalization was the key to improving the economy. Globalization is the process which allows an entwining of people and economies in the world. It began in the 15th century but still is present today. This wasn’t an easy task given the modes of transportation, culture differences, and language barrier. In the mid-15th century, Europe began to expand and…

clues for reconstruction may have been lost with the casing, its loss allowed for the exposure of fresh surfaces of the gears that finally brought the mechanism the attention that it warranted. Initial speculation determined that the artifact was an astrolabe: an instrument used to measure the altitude of the sun and stars for navigation and other astronomic purposes. However this theory was soon rejected as the full complexity of device was realized. This discovery, pulled from the depths of an…

Geocentric Model The geocentric model is a theory developed by philosophers in Ancient Greece which explained the universe structure where Earth is at the orbital centre of all celestial bodies. In the 4th century BC, Plato and Aristotle published studies based on geocentrism and believed that Earth was stationary at the centre of the solar system, and stars and planets rotated around the Earth on concentric spheres arranged in the order: Moon, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the…

Science and technology are often thought to be at odds with religion. Science can be presented as an honest pursuit of knowledge or a method to disprove the existence of God. However, this isn’t always the case. In the modern Islamic world, science and technology are viewed in a more favorable light. Science is seen as a tool for advancement, a way to be on par with the West. In addition, many argue that science was in fact the catalyst for the greatest era in the Muslim world, “The Golden Age…

Melodie Gibson HIST145-001Professor KuskowskiMarch 28, 2018 The Body in the Letters of Abelard and Heloise The body — both male and female, figures prominently in the correspondence between Abelard and Heloise. However, they conceptualize the body in very different ways. Abelard positions the physical body within metaphor — as something that should be shed in favor of spiritual attainment, while Heloise believes that spiritual attainment is inextricably linked to physical (perhaps more…