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During the Renaissance, scholars began to investigate the world directly. The emphasis on observation and original thought brought about many technological advances.

Experiments with lenses led to the development of the microscope and the telescope around 1600. The microscope allowed scientists to see smaller things than they had ever seen before. The telescope showed the true nature of the planets for the first time. It also aided navigation and warfare.


Advances in clock making included two new methods of powering clocks: springs and pendulums. Clock makers used springs to create the first portable clocks. Other clocks that were driven by pendulums kept time more accurately than ever before.


Gunpowder and the compass first came into widespread use in Europe during the Renaissance. As with the printing press, China had first developed these technologies.

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