Astrolabe Catalogue

Degree

Type: Degree
Style: 0° - 90°|0° - 90°|0° - 90°|0° - 90° running clockwise from the 90° point (the throne).
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Degrees of arc
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 360
Numbered: every 10
Repeats: 4 times
Divided every: 10 (Degrees of arc)
then every: 1 (Degrees of arc)

Scale located on: Limb .
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