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← HistoryWhich limitation arises from the alidade's physical dimensions in historical astrolabes?
A)Reduced angular measurement resolution✓
B)Increased thermal expansion errors
C)Greater susceptibility to corrosion
D)Compromised material strength integrity
💡 Explanation
Limited alidade arm length influences resolving smaller angle, because a shorter arm limits the precision of reading the degree scale, implementing angular resolution constraints; therefore a coarser angle is observed rather than precise angle under observation.
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