Which outcome arises when a medieval astrolabe's tympanum warps?

💡 Explanation

In astrolabes, a warped tympanum affects altitude calculations locally, because its precise angular projection gets distorted under mechanical stress resulting in measurement error; therefore altitude is wrong, rather than destroying markings or affecting pointers.

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