Astrolabe Catalogue

Equal hours

Type: Equal hours
Style: Equal hours, single
Geometry: Arc
Unit of measurement: Times of day
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 12
Numbered: every hour
Repeats: 1 times
Divided every: 1 (Times of day)
Notes: Two lines of numbers (1-11) that follow the arcs of the two tropics, but relate to the meridian lines

Scale located on: Universal astrolabe .
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