Which consequence occurs on a long sea voyage when a chronometer loses accuracy due to mechanical drift in its balance spring?

💡 Explanation

Longitude calculation relies on accurate time measurement to determine the offset from Greenwich Mean Time causing celestial observations which are time-dependent to also miscalculated because the *time dilation effect* yields longitudinal error; therefore, the longitude will be wrong, rather than latitude which depends on angular position.

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