Which navigational error arises as a consequence of consistently misaligned mirrors within a sextant?

💡 Explanation

When sextant mirrors are misaligned, instrumental error occurs because the reflected image deviates from the true angle of the celestial body, leading to constant offset in altitude measurements. Therefore systematic error in observed altitude results, rather than longitude, parallax, or dead reckoning errors, which originate from different sources.

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