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← HistoryWhich outcome most directly resulted after medieval Islamic observatories achieved improved catalog accuracy?
A)Established heliocentric solar models
B)Refined astronomical timekeeping methods✓
C)Standardized stellar classification schemes
D)Enabled lunar parallax calculations
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More precise stellar locations allowed refinement of calendar systems because of increased solar and lunar position accuracy via improved observations; therefore timekeeping had improved precision rather than just theoretical models, and precise positions were necessary.
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