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How did the invention of the astrolabe help Vasco da Gama make his voyage to India?

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It was possible because it helped him navigate in territories that were completely unknown to him. Thanks to it, he could determine where his ship was based on the position of the sun and the time of the day and he used this to navigate all the way to India.
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