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← HistoryWhich 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
💡 Explanation
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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