Which navigational error grows when medieval mariners underestimate the Sun's declination?

💡 Explanation

Underestimating solar declination introduces angular errors compounded across time through systematic error, a subtle form of Propogation of Uncertainty, therefore dead reckoning error grows, rather than longitudinal errors because longitude relied on accurate time, not declination alone.

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