What influential technologies were developed and produced in Europe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries? What were the consequences of the development of these technologies?
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A. Influential technologies
1. glass making
a. demand for fine glassware leaped in the west
b. growing taste for using church windows made of stained glass
c. glassmakers adapted their skills to meet domestic demand for
glass mirrors and optical lenses
d.western savants could make the same experiments themselves
and even improve on them
2. clockwork
a. clockwork caught on only in Europe
b. this way of organizing life suited Western monasteries
c. regular timekeeping was convenient in city churches
d. clockwork suited the rhythms of urban life
B. Consequences of technologies
1. combination of lenses and clockwork
a. telescopes were combined with accurate chronometry
b. they gave Western astronomers an advantage over Muslim and
Chinese competitors
c. Western scientists drew the respect of their counterparts in Asia
d. secured the patronage of rulers all over the world in societies
interested in astronomy and astrology
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