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Jan 1, 1200
The Mechanical Clock
Mechanical Clocks: Created towards the beginning of the 13th century. You could say the creation gradually was created. they had a pendulum which was used to keep track of the Seconds, and with each second, a gear turned making the minute hand rotate until 60 seconds making a full minute, when the minute hand made a full rotation it equaled an hour. -
Jan 1, 1284
The Eyeglasses
The Eyeglasses: invented by an Italian inventor named Salvino D’Amate in 1284. The first wearable glasses made by anybody -
Jan 1, 1400
Compass
Compass: first used by a Chinese voyager Zheng He in the early 1400‘s. Used to help navigate you to whatever direction you want by always pointing to the North and South. -
Jan 1, 1440
The Printing Press
The Printing Press: invented in 1440 by Johann Gutenberg of Germany. The Printing Press helped a lot because people couldn’t get many things to read because a lot was Latin and they read German so the Printing press fixed that problem. -
Jan 1, 1496
Wallpaper
Wallpaper: The first mill was set up in the year: 1496. used for decoration -
Jan 1, 1500
The Microscope
The Microscope: Invented by Hans Janssen in the early 1500’s. used to help see something easier from a far distance. -
Flush Toilet
Flush Toilet: Made in 1596 by John Harrington. Reinvented by Alexander Cummings. Used to make excretion go bye-bye. -
Artillery
Artillery: when China founded Gunpowder, people from the Renaissance found its uses. They made guns, rocket launchers, and anything else that contains Gunpowder. Made in the 17th century by William Congreve -
Submarine
Submarine: A model was created by Leonardo Da Vinci but Cornelius Van Drebbel actually invented the submarine in 1624. Able to go 15 feet underwater -
The Match
The Match: This invention was made by Robert Boyle in 1680. They were dubbed unsafe in those times. When Phosphorus and Sulfur are rubbed together they produce fire.
