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← HistoryWhich outcome arises during iterative astrolabe scale refinement, when algebraic methods for gear ratio corrections were prematurely truncated?
A)Decreased instrument pointing accuracy✓
B)Increased wear on limb bearings
C)Improved ease of field assembly
D)Reduced overall astrolabe material costs
💡 Explanation
Reduced equation order causes accumulated rounding errors via error propagation in gear ratios, because each correction imparts a small offset throughout multiple scaled divisions; therefore, instrument precision degrades, rather than improving, due to uncorrected values outweighing benefits.
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