Here is the question :
WHAT NAVIGATIONAL DEVICE ACTED AS A HANDHELD MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE?
Here is the option for the question :
- Traverse board
- Terrestrial globe
- Erdapfel
- Astrolabe
The Answer:
And, the answer for the the question is :
ASTROLABE
Explanation:
[STC0013104]. Until the end of the 1400s, the astrolabe was the go-to instrument for star-based navigation. The angle between the horizon and Polaris, the North Star, was used by the apparatus to calculate latitude. One degree of error on the astrolabe might throw a ship off course by 60 nautical miles.