Astrolabe Catalogue

Degree

Type: Degree
Style: 90° - 0° - 90° - 0° running clockwise from the 90° point (i.e. the throne)
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Degrees
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 90
Numbered: Every 10
Repeats: 4 times
Divided every: 5 (Degrees)
then every: 1 (Degrees)
Notes: The upper left and lower rigth quadrants begin numbering at 10°; the upper right and lower left begin numbering at 5°. There are two idiosyncratic numbers: The 5° mark in the upper left is unexpected; the 80° mark in the lower left is likewise unexpected

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .

Location(s) detail:

1-4: The entire outer circle on the back of an astrolabe. (1-4)
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