Renaissance+Science

during the Renaissance. One important one was the Magnetic Compass. Sailors used this to tell which direction they were going. The most common was the 32 point compass rose.This invention was important because explorers such as, Christopher Columbus relied on technology to get from one place to another .In this case, the Magnetic Compass told which direction someone was going. Explorers would need this because they were looking for the New Land and a Northwest Passage. As a result of this invention, it affected because of trade. For example, Vasco Da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope or the southern tip of Africa. This opened a new trading route between Europe and Southeast Asia. ||
 * Caravel || The Scientific Method || The Magnetic Compass ||
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 * To make many of the journeys that explorers made during the Age of Exploration, Old ships were not strong enough for the explorations that explorers were making, and most were not large enough either. The caravel was a sailing ship with three masts. It was much more movable than previous ships due to its combination of triangular and square sails. It was also sturdy enough to make the long ocean crossing, unlike ships in the past. This made a much better sailing ship that explorers used in their journeys to new lands. || This portrait is of a Galileo Galilei, one of the world's most important inventors.His most important invention was the concept of the new Scientific Method. This new scientific method was was made up of observation, experimentation and hypothesis. The invention of the scientific method had many effects of the people in Europe at this time. Because Galilei was a humanist, usage of the new scientific method often influenced more people to join this new movement of people, and leave the old way of life of the church. this did not make the church authorities happy. They were very angered at Galileo Galilei and the humanists that followed his ways. This new scientific method also led to much more advanced scientific discoveries. Scientists made breakthroughs in anatomy and many other scientific fields that are still used today. || There were many advances in technology