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← HistoryWhich limitation impacts calculations in 18th-century double sextant observations?
A)Atmospheric refraction introduces angular error✓
B)Chronometer drift ruins longitude calculations
C)Latitude determination affects great circles
D)Poor telescope optics increase parallax
💡 Explanation
Atmospheric refraction causes errors on sextant data via apparent bending of light; because observations rely on accurate angular measurements, therefore refraction introduces systemic inaccuracies rather than parallax that could be mitigated during measurement.
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