Which miscalculation results due to thermal expansion within early astrolabes?

💡 Explanation

The thermal expansion of metals in astrolabes causes the alidade's alignment to shift, therefore, affecting the angle reading from the horizon; rather than complete failure of function, small changes introduce errors because linear expansion affects the overall scale.

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