Which risk to operation arose when Islamic metalworkers thinned astrolabe plates?

💡 Explanation

Thinner plates risked loss of structural rigidity; undue planar deformation risked astrolabe accuracy due to bending under minimal stress – this is elastic deformation. Deformations became possible because reduced thickness lowered resistance; therefore, deformation becomes likely rather than remaining rigid.

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