Astrolabe Catalogue

Zodiacal signs

Type: Zodiacal signs
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 30
Numbered: every 10
Repeats: 12 times
Divided every: 10 (Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal)
then every: 5 (Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal)

Scale located on: Limb .

Location(s) detail:

outer: outermost scale on the front of the limb (outer)

Zodiac:

1 0 ARI
2 1 TAV
3 2 GEM
4 3 CAN
5 4 LEO
6 5 VIR
7 6 LIB
8 7 SCOR
9 8 SAGIT
10 9 CAPRI
11 10 AQVA
12 11 PIS
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