1. Inventions of the Renaissance
.

2. Clocks
 Galileo discovered the
pendulum
 Made the hands of the clock
move better
 Led to better accuracy of the
clock
 Pocket watch was invented by
German Peter Henlein in 1505
 Each person had one in pocket
and timeliness became more
important aspect of culture

3. Printing press
 Monks had to
handwrite books
 Johan Gutenberg of
Germany invented a
printing press
 Books could be
printed with less effort
and cheaper now
 First in print is the
Gutenberg Bible

4. Eyeglasses
 First lenses were to
treat nearsightedness
 Demand for glasses
increased with the
invention of the
printing press

5. Microscope and Telescope
 Lenses were used for
more than just eyeglasses.
 Galileo used lenses to
make an astronomical
telescope to look at the
stars and planets in 1606.
 Isaac Newton made the
first reflecting telescope in
1668.

6. The Musket
 First usable rifle for
soldiers to carry into
battle
 Developed in Spain in
the 1500s
 It fired a metal ball
that could kill or
seriously hurt
someone

7. The Flushable Toilet
 First known as the
water closet
 Invented by Sir John
Harington in 1589
 When the valve was
pulled, water was
released

8. Thermometer
 Invented by Galileo in
1593
 Used to measure
temperature
 In 1714, Gabriel
Fahrenheit invented
the first mercury
thermometer, which
we use today

9. Submarine
 First underwater ship was
invented by Leonardo da
Vinci
 In 1634, Cornelius van
Drebbel improved the
submarine
 Drebbel’s submarine
could stay underwater for
a few hours

10. The Match
 Made it easy to create
fire
 Invented by Robert
Boyle in 1680
 Rubbing together of
phosphorus and sulfur
 First matches were
very dangerous

11. Sources of images
 Match  Telescope
 Courtesy of Photomish Dan
 Courtesy of ny156uk
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 http://www.fotopedia.com
http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2226058596
 Thermometer  Pendulum
 Courtesy of RC Bodden
 Courtesy of Carol
 http://www.fotopedia.com/i
tems/flickr-4901403685 Guillaume
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12. Sources of Images
 Gutenberg Bible  Musket
 Photo courtesy of Library of Congress
 www.nps.gov
 http://myloc.gov/exhibitions/bibles/interactives/html/gutenberg/index.html
 Microscope  http://www.nps.gov/museum/ex
 Photo courtesty of Olympus Cameras
 Submarine
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