Which navigational error arises when a mariner misinterprets a sextant’s vernier scale reading during 18th-century celestial positioning?

💡 Explanation

A misread bearing translates to a difference in the angle to the celestial objects, with the mechanism being triangulation of distances. A small error in angle leads only to larger errors in longitude because longitude lines converge; therefore, latitude estimates are more tolerant rather than azimuth.

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