Astrolabe Catalogue

Equal hours

Type: Equal hours
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Times of day
Numbered: Not numbered
Repeats: 1 times
Notes: The equal-hour lines are scratched onto to the edge of the instrument every 15° (i.e., every hour)

Scale located on: Limb .

Location(s) detail:

edge: scale on the outside edge of the limb (edge)
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