1560 ⟶ First Floating Dry Dock Constructed

Floating Dry Dock in Venice, Venetian Republic
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🚢 Construction of Portus Harbour Begins

Claudius begins construction of Portus, a harbour bearing a lighthouse on the right bank of the Tiber.⟶
Construction of Portus Harbour Begins (42)
Roman EmpireInfrastructureTradeClaudiusAncient romeMaritime HistoryConstruction
ItalyItaly

🚢 Founding of the Venice Arsenal

The Venice Arsenal of Venice, Italy, is founded. It employed some 16,000 people for the mass production of sailing ships in large assembly lines, hundreds of years before the Industrial Revolution.⟶
Founding of the Venice Arsenal (1104)
ShipbuildingNaval TechnologyMiddle AgesAssembly LineIndustrial RevolutionTradeEconomyMaritime Power
ItalyItaly

🚁 Leonardo da Vinci Designs Helicopter

Leonardo da Vinci creates the first known design for a helicopter.⟶
Leonardo da Vinci Designs Helicopter (1493)
RenaissanceInventionsLeonardo da VinciAviationDesign
ItalyItaly

📷 Camera Obscura Introduced in Europe

Camera obscura is first used in Europe by Giambattista della Porta of Italy.⟶
Camera Obscura Introduced in Europe (1558)
OpticsRenaissance
ItalyItaly

🚢 First Floating Dry Dock Constructed

Floating Dry Dock in Venice, Venetian Republic⟶
First Floating Dry Dock Constructed (1560)
Venetian RepublicNaval TechnologyShipbuildingRenaissanceMaritime History
ItalyItaly

🌡️ Galileo Galilei Develops the Thermometer

Galileo Galilei invents a thermometer.⟶
Galileo Galilei Develops the Thermometer (1593)
Galileo GalileiScientific RevolutionInstrumentationMeasurementPhysics
ItalyItaly