Astrolabe Catalogue

Declination

Type: Declination
Style: Declination scale, north or south of the equator
Geometry: Linear
Unit of measurement: Degrees
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 80
Numbered: Every 10
Repeats: 2 times
Divided every: 10 (Degrees)
then every: 5 (Degrees)
Notes: The southern declination is graduated only to 23 1/2 degrees

Scale located on: Rule, Alidade, Regular or Pointer .

Location(s) detail:

Rule, left arm: Scales found on the left arm of a rule or alidade. (Rule, left arm)
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