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← HistoryWhich optical effect increasingly limited the accuracy of readings obtainable from large bronze astrolabes fabricated during the Islamic Golden Age?
A)Chromatic aberration near pointers✓
B)Spherical aberration of the alidade
C)Diffraction around the instrument
D)Polarization within reflected sunlight
💡 Explanation
Chromatic aberration limited accuracy because different wavelengths focussed at slightly different points creating coloured fringes blurring fine details and precise angular measurements; therefore users obtained imprecise astronomical data, rather than effects from solely spherical mirrors.
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