Inventions whose primary historical significance is marine or celestial navigation. Belongs here: the magnetic compass, the astrolabe and the sextant as the successive instruments mariners and navigators used to determine position and heading. Does not belong here: powered flight technology, grouped under Aerospace Engineering, or general optical instruments not built for navigation, grouped under Mechanical Engineering.
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplinesQuote, Introduction, traditional disciplines
The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Marine engineering
WikipediaHistory, early Industrial Revolution originQuote, History, early Industrial Revolution origin
Modern marine engineering dates back to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (early 1700s).
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