Astrolabe Catalogue

Zodiacal signs

Type: Zodiacal signs
Style: Ecliptic divisions
Geometry: Linear
Unit of measurement: Degrees of ecliptic
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 30
Numbered: every 10
Repeats: 12 times
Divided every: 10 (Degrees of ecliptic)
then every: 5 (Degrees of ecliptic)
Notes: Ecliptic on universal projection

Scale located on: Universal astrolabe .
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