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← HistoryWithin early Islamic astrolabes, which error outcome increases when inaccurate angle calibrations introduce uncertainty into algebraic calculations?
A)Solar parallax determination errors
B)Incorrect qibla direction findings✓
C)Star altitude measurement drifts
D)Lunar phase timing inaccuracies
💡 Explanation
Inaccurate angle calibrations degrade the precise solutions from algebraic manipulations during the determination of Qibla direction because vector components depend linearly on angular measurement. Therefore calculated direction shifts rather than impacting ephemeris because timing relies more on long-term averages.
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