Which consequence resulted in celestial navigation accuracy when late 1700s-era sextants suffered from thermal expansion?

💡 Explanation

Inaccurate angle measurements arise because thermal expansion deforms the sextant's frame which alters the angular values displayed, therefore creating systematic errors in celestial positioning, rather than exclusively affecting either ship structure or the available navigation techniques.

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