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Which limitation arises when early astrolabes employed inaccurate 'tympan' plates?

A)Unreliable star positioning calculations
B)Reduced instrument overall structural stability
C)Compromised sighting vane alignment
D)Increased instrument thermal expansion risk

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Inaccurate tympans induce errors into altitude/azimuth mappings because stereographic projection relies on accurate local horizon representation; therefore the positions calculated are impacted, rather than the structural components or expansion coefficient of the instrument.

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