How Did Christopher Columbus Inaccurate

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed around the ocean in the 15th century. Columbus has a long record of discoveries, the one many consider to be his main, however, is his “discovery” of the the new world. This discovery of a new land led to many subsequent discoveries and also led to a turning point in the history of this world. Technological advances have made many changes to our world and no doubt these advances would have also made changes to the planning of the voyage and the actual voyage itself. Technological advances such as detailed maps, the global positioning system, and the invention of the engine are all technological advances that would have drastically changed christopher columbus’s voyage. Therefore even though

These devices got the job they were supposed to do done but, they were rendered incredibly inaccurate with smallest amount of human error. Which is seen with Columbus’s voyage itself. As when he arrived in the Americas he thought he was in the Indies because the devices he used led him to believe that he had sailed there. However this was wrong. Exemplifying just how horribly inaccurate these devices could be. Which is exactly why columbus would have benefited from modern maps. The maps of Columbus’s time were not very detailed and almost entirely lacked the western-hemisphere’s land masses. Such as the Americas. Modern maps would have allowed Columbus to more accurately navigate to the Indies where he wanted to go in the first place. Modern maps would have allowed Columbus to plot an accurate course and effectively sail along it allowing him to reach his originally intended

As in his time boats sailed based on wind power. Sometimes they would sail against the wind causing them to get off course or even cause the boat to become damaged. Leading to not only a very dangerous situation while sailing but also causing inaccuracies while sailing. And when enough of those inaccuracies add up you end up in the America’s rather than the Indies. Which is why Columbus would have benefitted from modern ships as they do not have to rely on wind and are largely unaffected by it, not taking into the consideration it has on the water itself of