Renaissance+and+Reformation+Invention

of the Renaissance. The astrolabe, a navigational device, helped sailors determine their latitude. Before this invention, many sailors didn't dare lose sight of the coastline for fear of getting lost, but now, the astrolabe made it possible for ships to explore further regions without worrying about their location. This increased trade and exploration and improved many maps, made by cartographers. || The above image is a design of a firearm with eight barrels, or as most people would say, a machine gun. Leonardo da Vinci designed the weapon small so that it could be easily carried and fired accurately. Da Vinci truly was ahead of his time. The destruction that a weapon like this could do during this time period would have an immense impact on the era. Whoever had control of the gun would be extremely powerful. ||
 * The Mariner's Astrolabe || Eight Barreled Organ Gun ||
 * [[image:astrolabe.jpg width="220" height="265" align="center"]] || [[image:organ_gun.jpg width="294" height="220" align="center"]] ||
 * The astrolabe was a very important invention