Astrolabe Catalogue

Right ascension

Type: Right ascension
Style: 360° scale
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Degrees
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 360
Numbered: every 10
Repeats: 1 times
Divided every: 10 (Degrees)
then every: 5 (Degrees)
Notes: This scale is found along the edge of the rete

Scale located on: Rete .

Location(s) detail:

tropic of capricorn: Scales on the tropic of capricorn on a rete (tropic of capricorn)
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