The first mechanical clock was invented during the early Renaissance. Improvements were made by Galileo who invented the pendulum in 1581. This invention allowed clocks to be made that were much more accurate.any of the great scientific discoveries made during the Renaissance were in the area of astronomy. Great scientists such as Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler all made major contributions. This was such a big subject that we devoted an entire page to it. Learn more about it at our page on Renaissance Astronomy.
Massachusetts does not set a specific age at which a child can be left home alone. In Massachusetts, such issues are decided on a case-by-case basis. For information on abandonment and neglect, see MGL c.119 s.his definition is not dependent upon location (i.e., neglect can occur while the child is in an out-of-home or in-home setting.). Other states have provided some helpful information for parents on the topic, however. See, for example, Florida's When to Leave Your Kids Alone.
It depends on the childâs maturity and experience and parental discretion. âThe parents know the child best,â says Rob Thompson, communications director, Childrenâs Aid Society of Toronto. The Child and Family Services Act does not specifically state an age when a youngster can be left alone. It does say that if a child younger than 10 years old is left unsupervised, the onus of establishing that reasonable provisions for supervision and care were made rests with the parent or guardian.