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← HistoryWhich consequence occurs on scaled astrolabes when maintaining angles?
A)Increased scale measurement errors✓
B)Parallax reduced proportionately scaled
C)Algebra simplifies trigonometric equations
D)Alidade arm length increases greatly
💡 Explanation
Measurement errors increase on scaled mechanical astrolabes because smaller scale divisions weaken angular resolution, because the *lever rule* dictates smaller movements create large percentage differences and read errors; hence increased error rates, rather than smaller scale parity problems under magnification.
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