Astrolabe Catalogue

Equal hours

Type: Equal hours
Style: 12-hour scale, clockwise from throne.
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: 1/12 of daylight
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 12
Numbered: Every hour
Repeats: 2 times
Divided every: 1 (1/12 of daylight)
then every: half (1/12 of daylight)

Scale located on: Limb .
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