Live Quiz Arena
🎁 1 Free Round Daily
⚡ Enter ArenaQuestion
← HistoryWhich limitation arose when using highly complex astrolabes?
A)Increased manufacturing error propagation✓
B)Reduced high latitude calculation
C)Limited solar alignment usability
D)Lower material thermal expansion resistance
💡 Explanation
Increased surface markings elevated error propagation because each alignment, dependent on previous settings, accumulated inaccuracies causing results to drift further from actual values; therefore, simpler designs were sometimes preferred rather than maximizing features.
🏆 Up to £1,000 monthly prize pool
Ready for the live challenge? Join the next global round now.
*Terms apply. Skill-based competition.
Related Questions
Browse History →- Which risk increases when terraced hill slopes become oversaturated?
- Which early outcome arose from incorporating black powder into early Chinese signaling?
- Which defense emerged within medieval fortifications due to the undermining risk of surrounding stone walls?
- Which risk increases during repetitive firing if early Chinese crossbow trigger mechanisms, cast from brittle grey cast iron, were improperly heat treated?
- Which risk escalates drastically for miners creating tunnels beneath city walls during a siege?
- Which outcome occurs on a wooden sailing ship when hogging structurally overloads her keel?
