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← HistoryFor 18th-century sailing vessels, which problem grew substantially with rising vessel mass during long voyages?
A)Navigational tool data disparity✓
B)Hull friction related water resistance
C)Sailcloth weakening under UV exposure
D)Crew oxygen deprivation at sea
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Manual celestial navigation relied on accurately known vessel position; rising vessel mass induced greater heeling, causing sextant angle errors during sightings rooted in parallax, creating data disparity, because slight shifts drastically shifted measurements; therefore disparity grew with vessel sizes, rather than alternatives from speed or oxygen.
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