Which navigational risk increased because 18th-century ship's metal sextant frames experienced thermal distortion at sea?

💡 Explanation

Thermal distortion in the sextant frame caused angle measurement error, inducing larger cumulative longitude errors; this is because the frame expanded or contracted with temperature. Therefore longitude error increased because of angular error, rather than affecting sailing performance or leaks.

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