What were the new developments helping european navigation in the 15 th centry?
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(i) The invention of magnetic compass in 1380 CE helped in searching and identifying four cardinal directions. These directions were north, south, east and west.
(ii) Development also took places in the manufacturing sailing ships.
(iii) Travel literature and books on geography were also available.
(iv) Ptolemy’s geographical information helped the sailors in about different cardinal directions.
(v) The Travelogue of MarcoPolo also helped a lot in European navigation and created wide interest among the people.
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