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Which 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

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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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