Which instrumental enhancement allowed medieval Islamic astronomers improved accuracy of star position measurements compared to Ptolemy?

💡 Explanation

When precise angle readings mattered, alidade verniers were added to astrolabes because they allow finer division of angular scales, reducing parallax error in star sightings. Therefore greater positional accuracy was achieved, rather than heliocentric models, telescopes, or clock drives which have independent function.

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