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← HistoryWhich measurement error increases when an astrolabe's mater warps?
A)Measured celestial altitude accuracy wavers✓
B)Planetary epicycle calculation becomes skewed
C)Observed equinox timing slowly drifts
D)Star declination angle is always constant
💡 Explanation
Altitude readings become unreliable because warping reduces the astrolabe's angular accuracy, inducing observational distortions via parallax error; therefore, celestial altitude accuracy degrades, rather than affecting planetary/equinox measures, as the device precision gets skewed not just rescaled.
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