Monthly Archives: November 2020

I learned about two inventions and two inventors this week: the mariner’s astrolabe, double entry bookkeeping, Luca Paciolo, and Leonardo de Vinci.   The first invention is the mariner’s astrolabe.  The mariner’s astrolabe is an item that helps determine latitude by using the stars, which I think is really cool because I love outer space.Continue reading “Week 17 Inventions and Inventors”

I learned about four inventions this week: chess, the arquebus, the printing press, and the mainspring. The first invention is chess.  Chess is a game that is played by two people and helps teach strategy which I think is very fascinating because very few games like that were played back then.  It had an impactContinue reading “Week 16 Inventions”

I learned about four inventions this week: the English longbow, spurs, the blast furnace, and plate armor. The first invention is the English longbow.  The English longbow is really just a much bigger bow and is about six feet tall.  It impacted history because the longbow could penetrate heavy armor.   The next invention are theContinue reading “Week 15 Inventions”