Renaissance+and+Reformation+Science



The astrolabe revolutionized exploration. It allowed you to find your latitude while at sea. This made exploration much easier. If you never lost sight of the coastline, and you used the astrolabe, you could tell were you were much easier than looking for landmarks along the shore. Captains never lost track of the coastline because that could lead to being lost. If you were lost this new technology would help you find your way back home, without using the shore.



Copernicus believed the universe was heliocentric. The Greek word "helios" means sun.This means he thought that the earth and all the other planets revolved around the sun. This was very strange at the time because everyone believed the sun revolved around the earth, along with all the other planets. Copernicus was correct but it was only proven to be correct after people used the new scientific method and the new instruments that were created.