Astrolabe Catalogue

Degree

Type: Degree
Style: 0 - 60, running clockwise from throne
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Degrees
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 60
Numbered: every 1
Repeats: 1 times
Divided every: 1 (Degrees)
then every: 1 (Degrees)
Notes: Each unit of this scale comprises 6°, each degree separately graduated and divided to 0.25°

Scale located on: Limb .
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