HSci 1714 Final
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- De Re Metallica
- 1556 - Georgius Agricola -about state of art of mining, refining, smelting metals -convince people to deep mine -investment prospectous
- Movable Type
- 1455 - Gutenberg -quicker, uniform, durable than woodblock printing -Gutenberg Bible Debut -used in printing press -Mainz, Europe
- Trace Italienne
- 1494 - Star Forts -defense in depths -defense against large cannons -after france invades italy -spread out of italy 1530s-40s
- Cathedral City
- 1540s - King Henry VIII -having a cathedral means being called a city -city built around cathedral
- Galilean Telescope
- 1608 - Galileo in Venice -Flaws in design -blurry, distortion -explore the sky -trials of Galileo -earth is not center
- Bombard
- 1449 - King James II Scotland -Mons Meg large cannon -caused change in defense tactics -used on italy by france
- Samurai Swords
- Medieval Japan - Katana -Japan giving up the gun -soul of the samurai -great honor in practice -soft core, sharp edge
- Surface Mining
- until 1556 -mining done above ground -thought sinful to go underground -underground mines flooded -De Re Metallica -Savery engine
- Da Vinci
- 1452-1519 - Italy -artist, inventor, scientist, math -10 books on Arch. -Vitruvian man - proportions -individualism
- 95 Theses
- 1517 - Martin Luther -complaint Catholic church -protestant reformation -wrongs of Catholic Church -linked to printing press -opened air for individual religious thinking -Castle Church, Wittenberg, Germany
- Maurice of Nassau
- 1567-1625 - Dutch -countermarch \"drilling\" of troops -united troops -effective use of firearms -training men
- Savery Engine
- 1699 - Thomas Savery -Britain -Savery patent control -engine lifts water by fire (steam) -pumps out underground mines -miner\'s friend
- Enlightenment Ideal
- Ben Franklin -idea of utility -making things useful or for purpose -reasoning
- Grand Canal
- Venice -urban planning -canals for trans -salt water