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Which increased risk accompanied Harrison's chronometers aboard ships?

A)Vulnerability to temperature fluctuations
B)Increased reliance on celestial navigation
C)Demand for skilled adjustment
D)Susceptibility to pirate targeting

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Early chronometers, though accurate, represented significant financial value; therefore their presence aboard ships introduced targeting of ships with valuable chronometers by pirates, rather than increased costs in temperature control.

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