This is a misconception that is generally applied to Prince Henry of Portugal.
Prince Henry started his navigation school in Sagres, Portugal.
His school of navigation.
Prince Henry started the first school of navigation in 1453.
He was a Portuguese prince who patronized seamen voyaging down the waest coast of Africa (as south as Cape Verde). He wanted to find a new route to the Indies. He established a school of navigation (the first and best) where navigation, astronomy, and cartography were taught. He also constructed the first observatory.
Alcuin of York established a successful school for the members of the royal court of Charlemagne. This palace school was a part of the Carolingian school movement.
prince Henry set up a navigation school. Bowtich is considered the father of modern navigation and his book is thought of as the bible of navigation, he made over 6,000 corrections to Newton
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Prince Henry started his navigation school in Sagres, Portugal.
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Prince Henry School of Navigation at Sagres, Portugal - 1419
He did not himself undertake any voyages but was a great benefector and patron of the seamen who ventures dow the west African coasts to find a new route to the Indies. He also established the first school of navigation, where the sailors were taught navigation, cartography, and astronomy.
Navigation Acts
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School of Navigation: About 1418, Prince Henry started the first school for oceanic navigation along with an astronomical observatory at Sagres, Portugal. In this school, people were trained in nagivation, map-making, and science, in order to sail down the west of Africa.