Astrolabe Catalogue

Degree

Type: Degree
Style: 90° - 0° - 90° - 0° running clockwise from the 90° point (i.e. the throne)
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Degrees
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 90
Numbered: every 10
Repeats: 4 times
Divided every: 10 (Degrees)
then every: 5 (Degrees)
Notes: Note that in the last quadrant, the scale counts down from 90° to 0°. In other words, the scales are numbered: 0|90° - 0° - 90° - 0|90°

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .

Location(s) detail:

1-4: The entire outer circle on the back of an astrolabe. (1-4)
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