Which limiting consequence could plague medieval mariners navigating via astrolabe?

💡 Explanation

Longitude was notoriously hard to pinpoint because the astrolabe only measured the altitude of celestial objects at a given time, therefore mariners remained uncertain of east-west position. This limitation persisted rather than impacting latitude calculations or issues with aberration.

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