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← HistoryWhich error becomes appreciable when an unmarked, corroded astrolabe is heated?
A)Planetary position errors accumulate slowly
B)Alidade misalignment causes parallax increase
C)Limb distortion affects angle accuracies✓
D)Shadow drift impairs altitude measurements
💡 Explanation
Heating causes uneven expansion, initiating material warpage, because this thermally-induced DEFORMATION alters angles displayed on the limb (outer edge). Therefore, angle accuracies will be significantly affected, rather than issues dominant in different conditions such shadow reading.
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