Which limitation affected 18th Century lunar distance calculations at sea when using a sextant under heavy pitch?

💡 Explanation

Instrumental error from a pitching ship degrades horizon reckoning, because unstable instrument angle averages incorrectly. Therefore, navigation accuracy decreased significantly, rather than the calculations being affected by timekeeping, which influenced longitude determination, or optical limitations which manifest mostly from imperfections.

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