Which outcome occurs when mariners in the medieval Islamic world relied solely on celestial navigation during extensive sea voyages?

💡 Explanation

Accuracy in longitude calculations dropped because their celestial navigation depended primarily on observing the altitudes of stars, rather than precisely calculating longitudinal position; therefore their East-West positioning would accumulate significant errors, rather than remaining accurate.

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