Which limitation arises when an astrolabe's mater assumes an incorrect latitude setting?

💡 Explanation

Incorrect latitude introduces parallax error, because the stereographic projection mechanism maps the celestial sphere onto the instrument based on the assumed observation location, therefore altitude calculations are less likely to be accurate, rather than other properties whose impact is indirect.

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