Astrolabe Catalogue

Degree

Type: Degree
Style: 0° - 90°|0° - 90° clockwise in semi-circle from the 180° point - center of arc @ 90° point (the throne)
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Degrees of arc
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 90
Numbered: every 10
Repeats: 2 times
Divided every: 10 (Degrees of arc)
then every: 5 (Degrees of arc)
Notes: The top scale is numbered, whereas the scale that covers the lower two quadrants is graduated but not numbered

Scale located on: Limb .

Location(s) detail:

outer2: second outermost scale on the front of the limb (outer2)
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