Which effect limited the geodetic accuracy of early Islamic astrolabes constructed using brass at varying temperatures?

💡 Explanation

When brass astrolabes experienced temperature changes, thermal expansion caused dimensional changes compromising the accuracy of angular measurements using inscribed altitude and azimuth scales. Therefore material expansion causes scale inaccuracies, rather than parallax distortion, cosmic ray interference, or magnetic field influences which affect different aspects of measurement.

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