Astrolabe Catalogue

Table of Horizons

Type: Table of Horizons
Style: Table of horizons, quadrants
Unit of measurement: Degrees of latitude
(Numbering) starts at: 15
(Numbering) ends at: 70
Numbered: every 6
Repeats: 4 times
Divided every: 2 (Degrees of latitude)
Notes: The four quadrants are grouped into pairs. One set for odd numbered latitudes starting at 15/17; the other set for even numbered latitudes starting at 16/18

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .
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