Astrolabe Catalogue

Degree

Type: Degree
Style: 90° - 0°|90° - 0°|90° - 0°|90° - 90° running clockwise from the 90° point (the throne).
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Degrees
(Numbering) starts at: 90
(Numbering) ends at: 0
Numbered: every 5
Repeats: 4 times
Divided every: 10 (Degrees)
then every: 5 (Degrees)

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .
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