Vacuum Pump [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Vacuum Pump Short Definition Device that removes gas from a sealed space to create a partial vacuum. Approximate…
Pendulum Regulator [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Pendulum Regulator Short Definition Pendulum-controlled time regulator for mechanical clocks Approximate Date / Period 1656 1 Confirmed Geography…
Adding Machine [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Field Value Invention Name Adding Machine Short Description Office machine for fast totals and repeatable arithmetic Approximate Date / Period…
Mechanical Calculator (Leibniz) [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Leibniz Mechanical Calculator (Stepped Reckoner / Machina Arithmetica) Short Definition A gear-driven calculator that mechanizes addition, subtraction, multiplication,…
Calculating Machine (Pascaline) [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Calculating Machine (Pascaline) Short Definition Mechanical calculator for addition and subtraction with an automatic carry mechanism. Approximate Date…
Slide Rule [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Slide Rule Short Definition Handheld analog calculator using logarithmic scales for fast computation Approximate Date / Period Early…
Air Pump [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Air Pump Short Description Moves air to change pressure in a space Approximate Date / Period c. 1650…
Pendulum Clock [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Pendulum Clock Short Definition Mechanical clock regulated by a swinging pendulum. Approximate Date / Period 1656–1657 Certain Geography…
Pocket Watch [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Field Value Invention Name Pocket Watch Short Definition A portable mechanical timepiece designed to be carried in a pocket, usually…
Parachute (Leonardo da Vinci concept) [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Parachute (Leonardo da Vinci Concept) Short Definition Pyramid-canopy descent device sketched in a Renaissance notebook Approximate Date /…
Submarine (Cornelis Drebbel) [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Cornelis Drebbel’s Submarine (“Diving Boat”) Short Definition Leather-sealed wooden submersible rowed from inside for underwater travel Approximate Date…
Thermometer [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Thermometer Short Definition Calibrated instrument that indicates temperature through a measurable physical change. Approximate Date / Period Late…
Barometer [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Barometer Short Definition Atmospheric pressure measuring instrument Approximate Date / Period 1643–1644 (Disputed)Details Geography Italy (Florence), early modern…
Microscope [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Microscope Short Definition Instrument that reveals fine details too small for the unaided eye. Approximate Date / Era…
Telescope [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Field Value Invention Name Telescope Short Definition Instrument that gathers light (or other waves) to form a magnified, analyzable image…
