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1488
EXPLORATION: Bartholomew Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope
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1492
EXPLORATION: Christopher Columbus reaches New World
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1497
EXPLORATION: John Cabot reaches N. America
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1571
WAR: Last Major battle between Galleys, Battle of Lepanto
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ECONOMY: Dutch E.I Company Founded
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EXPLORATION: Dutch first to reach Australia
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TECHNOLOGY: Dutch create first submarine
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Vasa: Swedish Capital Ship sinks in Maiden voyage
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John Harrison tests First Chronometer
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TECHNOLOGY First Sextant built
The primary use of a sextant is to measure the angle between an astronomical object and the horizon for the purposes of celestial navigation.