Luis Batalha
@luismbat · Sep 23, 2025
Sometimes innovation is radical simplification.
The nautical astrolabe, key to long-distance voyages like Magellan's, was a radical simplification of the intricate planispheric medieval astrolabe, pioneered by the Portuguese.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Now we have GPS
03:03 PM · September 23, 2025 · 34K views
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