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Which positional inaccuracy plagued early Islamic astronomical observatories?

A)Atmospheric refraction errors increased
B)Instrumental parallax introduced offsets
C)Limb darkening disturbed measurements
D)Precession of equinoxes miscalculated

💡 Explanation

Instrument makers often failed to account for instrumental parallax because the precise distance to celestial objects proved extraordinarily difficult to judge under practical observatory conditions. Therefore, recorded altitudes were skewed, rather than affected by anticipated or already characterized influences.

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