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2007-11-07 14:45:07 · 3 answers · asked by maddiemoo6797 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Until the discovery by Europeans of the lateen sail the boats were required to sail with the prevailing wind, which limited their mobility more than somewhat. When the lateen rig was imported from the Middle East and Arabian Gulf the ships developed the ability to sail across the wind by tacking. This enabled them to sail in directions that had been technologically impossible before in all seasons.
The earliest record of the sail is in a painting, "Icarus Falling Into the Sea," by Peter Breughel. The ship is clearly a lateen in the center of the picture, while all that can be seen of Icarus is a foot and some feathers vanishing into the water, lower corner right.
2007-11-07 15:00:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
in addition, with the development of the compass, the astrolabe to measure latitude and better barrel making to hold water and food, European ships no longer had to follow the coast.. .they could sail out to sea and have a good chance of knowing where they were going......see Diaz, de Gama and Columbus as examples.......
2007-11-07 23:41:34 · answer #2 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know
2015-10-19 17:32:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋