Which navigational error increased substantially for 18th-century ships during extended voyages exceeding chronometer's designed lifespan?

💡 Explanation

When chronometers aged significantly during extended voyages, their internal mechanisms experienced increased friction and wear leading to accumulated time errors, called rate drift, which affects longitude the most. Therefore longitudinal error increased, rather than other errors due to magnetic field, mechanical failure, or handling issues.

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