Which functional limitation arised in early astrolabes due to inaccurate star position data?

💡 Explanation

When star positions were imprecise, the angular relationships on device are distorted because of measurement error propagating, creating inaccuracies. Therefore celestial event timing becomes unreliable, rather than lunar cycles measurement, planetary orbits calculation or structural alignment issues stemming from design or environment conditions.

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