Chapter
Navigation & Exploration
Technologies that connected the world.
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The Magnetic Compass
1040 CENavigation instrument using magnetized needle to indicate direction that enabled oceanic exploration
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Sailing and Navigation
3500 BCEMaritime technologies including sails, compasses, and celestial navigation that enabled long-distance sea travel and global exploration
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The Canal
1761 CEArtificial waterways enabling bulk transport of goods that sparked the Industrial Revolution before railways
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