https://padlet.com/hmeyer9921/2vkxu40zqrib Telescopes,Astrolabes,Compasses,Sextants en-us 2019-11-07 14:45:04 UTC 2019-11-21 14:29:21 UTC hello@padlet.com hmeyer9921 https://padlet.com/hmeyer9921/2vkxu40zqrib/wish/411197518 used to see planets and stars
Telescopes make faraway things look bigger, brighter and closer. Galileo was the first person to use a telescope for astronomy, but he did not invent them. The first telescope was invented in the Netherlands in 1608. Some telescopes,]]> 2019-11-14 14:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hmeyer9921/2vkxu40zqrib/wish/411197518 hmeyer9921 https://padlet.com/hmeyer9921/2vkxu40zqrib/wish/411202175 used like a clock
The astrolabe is a tool using the positions of the stars or sun. It was formerly used in navigation to help explorers and sailors figure out where they were. ]]> 2019-11-14 14:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hmeyer9921/2vkxu40zqrib/wish/411202175 hmeyer9921 https://padlet.com/hmeyer9921/2vkxu40zqrib/wish/411203317 used for navigation
A compass is a tool that shows the directions north, south, east and west, and has a magnetic needle, which always points north because of Earth's magnetic field, or force that pulls. Compasses were first invented]]> 2019-11-14 14:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hmeyer9921/2vkxu40zqrib/wish/411203317 hmeyer9921 https://padlet.com/hmeyer9921/2vkxu40zqrib/wish/411205598 used to measure things . A sextant is an object used for navigation which measures angles. The user is able to measure the angle between the horizon and an object in the sky, such as the sun, a star, or a planet. It originally could measure angles up to 60°, which was one sixth of a circle.]]> 2019-11-14 14:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hmeyer9921/2vkxu40zqrib/wish/411205598