Impact on Science
Sources:
“The Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia.” Google Books. Ed. Silvio A. Bedini. Simon & Schuster Inc., n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2017.
Quotes:
- “During the voyages of Columbus in the last decade of the fifteenth century, science was still traditionally medieval but, because of the humanist quest for original classical treatises and the introduction of printing, the groundwork had been laid for the great changes in science that would occur in the next two centuries.”
Abstract:
- Science had not advanced much throughout the 15th century
- Columbus’ voyages helped set the framework for changes in science over the next two centuries
- Columbus started the idea of pursuing original discoveries of either physical things or original ideas and theories, which is what led to the scientific developments across the Earth.
“The Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia.” Google Books. Ed. Silvio A. Bedini. Simon & Schuster Inc., n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2017.
Quotes:
- “They worried that it was impossible to sail across the torrid zone at the equator, that only the northern hemisphere was inhabitable, and that the circumference of the earth was so great as to require three years to sail across the Atlantic.”
Abstract:
- Columbus proving the Earth is round and not flat is a myth
- Columbus’ journey helped prove scientifical facts
- It helped determine the actual size of the Earth
- The Southern hemisphere and other parts of the world were indeed habitable
- There were more places that were now thought possible to sail to