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← HistoryWhich instrumental accuracy limit impacted eclipse prediction using medieval astrolabes?
A)Inaccurate angular scale gradation✓
B)Variations in metal alloy density
C)Deformations from thermal expansion
D)Suboptimal solar filter transmission
💡 Explanation
Inaccurate graduation of the angular scales limited their accuracy, because minor errors accumulated in angle calculations, therefore affecting the accuracy of time and degree estimations during eclipse events, rather than alloy density or thermal expansion alone.
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