Which risk emerged in large medieval astronomical observatories using sundials due to physical size?

💡 Explanation

Thermal expansion inaccuracies increased with large sundials because differential mechanical stresses changed alignment as the metal heated unevenly; therefore thermal effects were significant, rather than primarily optical effects due to the expansion.

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