Which adjustment was necessary when using a brass astrolabe outdoors during cold weather conditions?

💡 Explanation

When temperature drops, thermal contraction occurs in brass astrolabes because the low thermal expansion coefficient reduces the physical size, causing a shift in the scale. Therefore compensating for thermal contraction becomes necessary, rather than lubrication, re-calibration, or declination adjustments which are influenced by distinct factors.

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