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← HistoryWhich consequence results when medieval Persian metalworkers introduced small weight inaccuracies to calibrated astrolabes during production?
A)Predicted stellar positions became skewed✓
B)Calculation of prayer times remained correct
C)Horoscope predictions became more optimistic
D)Observations of lunar eclipses improved
💡 Explanation
Introduced weight inaccuracies upset the precisely calculated angles etched on the astrolabe, causing subtle errors; this is an unintentional algebraic shift, rather than improved observation, because the instrument introduced systematic and predictable errors in angular measure and celestial position estimations, therefore A is correct rather than B/C/D.
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