Which inherent mechanical limitation increased when astrolabes shrunk dramatically during the late Islamic period?

💡 Explanation

Shrinking astrolabes increased the effects of vernier scale error, because with shorter scales, minor imprecisions affected the angle measurement proportionally more; therefore angular measurement resolution worsened, rather than anything relating to magnetism.

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