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He, along with others, sailed to North America, first people from Europe to reach the new continent
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Islam explores more, attempting to reach the top again after losing some of its dominance at sea
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Prince Henry the Navigator sends expiditions down the West Coast of Africa
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Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean, he believes he found a new route to Asia
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China begins to explore out of its borders to trade its goods, it finds that they are the most advanced civilization and isolate themselves from the world
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Juan Ponce de Leon led an expidition to Florida, here he discovered the Florida Current which became very helpful for ships heading to Europe.
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Discovered mass, weight, and acceleration. Helped to show how things move, explained planets.
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Discovered planetary movement, helped with navigation on oceans.
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Explained gravity which in turn helped to describe the way tides function.
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Helped discover longitude and the age of the oceans, helped to explain the oceans.
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Created the marine chronometer: used to find longitude of ship at sea. In a time where there was so much sailing, this made long distance travel safer
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Took first soundings; made observations of winds, currents and temperatures. Started to understand how the ocean works.
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Ben Franklin charts the Gulf Stream. Chart shows sailors where the trade winds are, allowing for sailors to find the fastest routes.
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Established the first textbook on oceanography, Showed the condition and direction of the sea. Made sailing safer for people.
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Studies the oceans using computer modules and chemical tracers. Models the oceans and the atmosphere
