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← HistoryWhich limitation increases when a brass astrolabe undergoes significant use?
A)Measurement parallax error increases✓
B)Alidade arm stiffness decreases
C)Engraving legibility rapidly fades
D)Universal plate warp spontaneously occurs
💡 Explanation
Measurement parallax increases when the alidade bends because angular misalignment occurs in the sighting plane relative to the degree scale; therefore angular measurements become inaccurate when parallax increases with damage, rather than from design deficiencies.
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