Which outcome regularly arose when brass astrolabes from medieval Syria experienced repeated temperature swings?

💡 Explanation

Misalignment occurred due to differential thermal expansion; the thin latticework of the rete had dimensional changes because brass expands/contracts, leading to shifts, therefore inducing errors, rather than uniform distortion of all astrolabe components.

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